§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 12 November 2001,Official Report, column 538W, on national insurance numbers, if he will disaggregate the payroll errors found in the tax year 2000–01 by type. [17224]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 22 November 2001]: Following my answer of 12 November 2001, Official Report, column 538W, the breakdown of payroll discrepancies found in the tax year 2000–01 by type is as follows:
Type of discrepancy Number of discrepancies Personal details on payroll—resolved without amendment to national insurance record 420,937 Personal details on national insurance record—resolved with amendment to national insurance record 281,559 None of these has security/benefit fraud implications 31,010 Incomplete/incorrect national insurance numbers on payroll 36,802 Total 770,308 Of the total figure, 22,777 cases were referred for potential fraud investigation. None of the 31,010 unresolved personal details cases were referred for investigation.