§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his estimate of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii)1997–98 to date. [27782]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 5 February 1998]: Details of the information provided to compile the Department's 1995–96 and 1996–97 annual returns to Treasury and that collected for 1997–98 to date is as follows:
£ 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 to date DfEE Internal 41,147 21,195 18,750 External 201,000 8,600 118,931 Its agencies Internal 26,144 549,729 3,900 External 1,020,000 275,500 25,800 NDBP Internal 22,995 3,254 11,886 External 463,964 149,245 127,150