HC Deb 18 May 1981 vol 5 c40W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what proportion of cases where a single mother with one child or more is receiving supplementary benefit and not receiving maintenance for the child, his Department has (a) instigated investigation for fraudulent claims and (b) prosecuted for fraud in the period for which the latest annual figures are available.

Mr. Rossi

Such information is not available. Fraud statistics are related to the type of fraud rather than the circumstances of offenders.