§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made
UK (£) Number of cases Overseas Number of cases Total (£) 1996–1997 1,986 1 6,287 2 8,273 1997–1998 2,732 2 45,633 2 48,365 1998–1999 nil — 96,925 9 96,925 1999–2000 79,833 5 11,220 4 91,053 2000–2001 9,489 6 8,750 5 18,239 2001–2002 1,378 3 82,187 9 83,565 2002–2003 8,385 5 94,599 12 102,984 2003–2004 30,000 1 1202,917 16 232,917 1This is the current estimate since investigations are ongoing for some cases in 2003—2004