§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is her estimate of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non departmental public bodies, in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii)1997–98 to date. [27742]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Department is as follows:
Internal Fraud £ Year (a) Department (b) Agencies (c) Other 1995–96 1124,818 1— 172,786 1996–97 63,879 59,661 220,624 1997–98 57,289 34,595 2,809 1 The information provided for 1995–96 could not be separated between Departments and Agencies. A total figure is provided at (a).
Other Fraud £ Year Social Security Benefit Fraud Prescription Fraud Other Health and Personal Social Services Fraud 1995–96 873,183 3,800,000 73,544 1996–97 1,239,784 4,100,000 57,576 1997–98 960,548 Not yet available 194,641
Name Interest registered Mr. P. J. Armstrong (Chairman) Catholic Family Care Society Management Committee Member Childcare (NI) Executive Committee Member British Association of Social Workers Member Northern Association of Justices of the Peace Member Professor H. Wallace (Vice-Chairman) None Lt. Col R. H. Bicker Litton Group Ltd. Director Down District Council Local Councillor (Ulster Unionist Party) Mr. H. B. Casey None Mr. R. J. Coulter Ballymena Borough Council Alderman (Ulster Unionist Party) Northern Ireland Forum Chief Whip (Ulster Unionist) Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe Member CLRAE Working Group on Crime and Insecurity in the Urban Situation Member Citizens Advice Bureau, Ballymena Trustee Galgorm and Gracehill Preservation Trust Member Orange and Royal Black Institutions Nominal Member Mr. R. L. Cree North Down Borough Council Local Councillor (Ulster Unionist Party) Orange, Black and Masonic Institutions Member Mr. R. Empey Belfast City Council Local Councillor (Ulster Unionist Party) Orange Order Member Royal Black Institution Member Walkway Community Association Member