§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what he estimates is the value of extra alternative benefits claimed by recipients of fraud savings and of the extra benefit entitlement in cases where there were no fraud savings. [16164]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information requested is not available.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if statistics kept by his Department on fraud savings include savings arising from non-fraudulent irregularities; what is his estimate of such non-fraudulent savings; and if he will make a statement. [16163]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotStatistics kept by the Department on fraud savings do not include savings arising from non-fraudulent irregularities.