HC Deb 26 October 1995 vol 264 cc740-1W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of cases of all forms of fraud committed by employees of his(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for each year from 1991–92 to 1994–95; and for each of these years, what was the total monetary sum (1) misappropriated in such frauds and (2) subsequently recovered. [39126]

Mrs. Angela Night

[holding answer 24 October 1995]The total number of cases of fraud and the total monetary sum misappropriated and subsequently recovered is shown in the following table.

£
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
HM Treasury
(cases) (0) (1) (0) (0)
misappropriated nil 22 nil (0)
recovered — nil — —
Forward: Civil Service Catering
(cases) (2) (19) (1) (0)
misappropriated 60,000 78,496 268 nil
recovered nil 790 nil nil
Agencies
(cases) (2) (2) (3) (0)
misappropriated nil 31,754 nil nil
recovered — 23,573 — —
£
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
NDPBs
(cases) (0) (0) (0) (0)
misappropriated nil nil nil nil
recovered — — — —