Theft and Fraud

HC Deb 22 January 2002 vol 378 cc841-2W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years. [27985]

Angela Eagle

The estimated costs of losses to the Home Office, its agencies and non-departmental public (NDPB) bodies through theft and fraud are set out in the table.

Fraud and thefts
£000
	Home Office	Agencies	NDPB's	Total
Accounting period
1997–98	—	—	—	1113
1998–99	3.8	114.4	70.1	188.3
1999–2000	204.3	165.4	0.0	369.7
2000–01	79.8	84.4	0.0	164.2
1Analysis between Home Office, executive agencies and non-departmental bodies cannot be provided.

Note:

Cumulative total for 1997–2001 is £835.2 million.