§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were convicted of the theft and fraudulent use of credit cards during the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many credit cards were reported lost or stolen in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and of this total how many were issued by banks, financial and retail companies, respectively;
(2) how many cases of loss or theft of credit cards were reported in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many cases of fraudulent use of credit cards were reported; and what was the value of the credit fraudulently obtained during the same period.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information requested is not available from the records kept by the Home Office.