§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the numbers of claimant investigated together with the number of allowances withdrawn or reduced for
Type of Offence Cases investigated Allowances withdrawn or reduced 1972 Per cent Undisclosed Income— Earnings as Employee … … 7,945 2,901 37 Earnings from Self-employment … … 4,235 1,675 40 Other Income or Capital Assets … … 333 123 37 Fictitious Desertion … … 1,908 810 42 Undisclosed Cohabitation … … 8,286 3,511 43 Other Cases … … 213 90 42 Total … … 22,920 9,110 40 1973 Undisclosed Income— Earnings as Employee … … 8,696 3,406 39 Earnings from Self-employment … … 4,184 1,629 39 Other Income or Capital Assets … … 443 147 33 Fictitious Desertion … … 1,592 743 47 Undisclosed Cohabitation … … 8,689 3,646 42 Other Cases … … 263 100 38 Total … … 23,867 9,671 41 1974 Undisclosed Income— Earnings as Employee … … 9,961 3,779 38 Earnings from Self-employment … … 3,945 1,616 41 Other Income or Capital Assets … … 493 156 32 Fictitious Desertion … … 2,335 1,047 45 Undisclosed Cohabitation … … 9,993 4,100 41 Other Cases … … 277 105 38 Total … … 27,004 10,803 40