§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) her Department,(b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years. [27983]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonIt is not possible to distinguish the figures between the Department and its agencies. Available figures for the cost of theft and fraud for each of the last financial years are:
Department and agencies (£) NDPBs (£ million) 1997–98 21,721.52 1.08 1998–99 79,923.02 0.8 1999–2000 21,558.40 3.2 2000–01 159,817.87 4.1 Figures for the current financial years are not yet available.