HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 c250W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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. [27976]

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate his Department has made of the cost to its budget since 1 May 1997 of fraud; and if he will make a statement. [27296]

Mr. Leslie

The cost of theft and fraud to my Department, its agencies, and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years, is shown in the table.

Corresponding figures for 2001–02 financial year have yet to be collated.

£
Department Agencies NDPBs Total
1997–98 15,360 0 0 15,360
1998–99 48,472 0 1,000 49,472
1999–2000 32,097 0 0 32,097
2000–01 33,574 0 1,200 34,774