§ 85. Mr. Sharplesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many prosecutions were initiated in 1968 and 1969 as a result of his Department's investigations into unwarranted payments of social security benefits.
§ Mr. EnnalsIn 1968, 6,039 persons were prosecuted for benefit fraud. A final figure for 1969 is not yet available; the provisional figure is about 7,200.