HC Deb 20 March 1998 vol 308 cc756-7W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To 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