§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the table on page 51 of the Report of
1974–75 Irrecoverable overpayments of benefits recorded during the year Total Fraud on the part of the claimant or other person not being a servant of the Department £ £ Family benefits … … … … … … 205,805 32,310 Unemployment benefit … … … … … … 746,292 218,523 Sickness and invalalidity benefit … … … … … 1,754,832 299,243 Maternity benefit … … … … … … 29,840 8,139 Widow's benefit … … … … … … 148,914 65,747 Retirement pension … … … … … … 573,627 24,936 Industrial injury … … … … … … 178,149 20,242 Others … … … … … … 46,280 2,142 Supplementary benefit … … … … … … 5,010,139 1,405,676 Total … … … … … … 8,693,878 2,076,958