§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many prosecutions there have been in each of the past five years for theft of claimants' order books.
§ Mr. DeakinsProsecutions in respect of Department of Health and Social Security benefit order book offences are undertaken by the Department, police or the Post Office. Combined records are kept by my Department for various offences including theft, forgery, deception, pledging and trafficking.
The figures for the years 1973 to 1977 are the latest available and are as follows:
among patients treated with this drug.