§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Prime Minister how many joint initiatives have been mounted by the Department of Employment and the Benefits Agency on benefit fraud protection under the terms of the liaison agreement; and if he will make a statement concerning the exchange of any information between Departments obtained from such initiatives.
§ The Prime MinisterQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mr. Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.