HC Deb 15 November 1982 vol 32 c66W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, for each of the supplementary benefit offices at Thames north, Scarborough Street, London E1, Thames south, Marshalsea Road, London SE1 and Glasgow, Cranstonhill, respectively, he will publish in the Official Report (a) the number of full-time officers employed to investigate fraud, (b) the total number of fraud cases taken under the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976, the corresponding number of convictions obtained and the number of custodial sentences and fines, (c) the total number of supplementary benefit fraud cases taken under the Theft Act 1968, the corresponding number of convictions obtained and the number of custodial sentences and fines under each of the headings: (i) undisclosed earnings, (ii) failure to declare date/place of last claim, (iii) false address, and (iv) altered girocheque, respectively, and (d) the total number of supplementary benefit claims received; and if he will publish the corresponding total figures in (a) to (d) for all supplementary benefit offices taken together, in each case for the last full year for which figures are available.

Mr. Rossi

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

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