§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date his officials became aware that potentially fraudulent supplementary benefit claims were being made by people staying in lodging houses in Oxford.
§ Mr. RossiI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him in the House on 7 February 1983—[Vol. 36, c. 811–12.]
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§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to the Minister of State's reference to June in the Official Report, 7 February, c. 812, whether any previous approach concerning potentially fraudulent claims from persons living in lodging houses in Oxford had been made to his officials by officers of the Thames Valley police.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state precisely the respective dates on which (a) he, (b) the Minister for Social Security and (c) the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security were given the note prepared by his officials referred to by the Minister for Social Security on 7 February, Official Report, c. 814–5 concerning Operation Major.
§ Mr. RossiIt is not customary to disclose derailed information of this kind about the conduct of departmental business, and I do not propose to add to the explanation I gave the hon. Member on 7 February 1983.—[Vol. 36, c. 815.]