HC Deb 31 January 2003 vol 398 cc1049-50W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much money has been lost by his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies through(a) fraud and (b) theft for each year since 1996–97. [92429]

Mr. Alexander

The cost of theft and fraud to my Department, its agencies, and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years, is shown in the table. Figures for 1996 –97 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

£000s
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Department 15 48 32 34 35
Agencies
NDPBs 1 1
Total 15 49 32 35 35