HC Deb 31 January 1972 vol 830 cc24-5W
69. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to bring about a closer correlation between the minimum penalty for fraud and the value of the amount involved in the fraud.

Mr. Carlisle

There is no minimum penalty for fraud. The penalty to be imposed in each case is a matter for the court, within the maximum limits prescribed by law: in reaching a decision, it is open to the court to take into account all the circumstances of the offence and the offender.