§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland what is the number of prosecutions for social security fraud in Scotland in each year since 1979 and the total amount of money involved in the frauds for each year.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe number of persons prosecuted in Scotland since 1979 for supplementary benefit and contributory benefit frauds is as follows:
Number 1979 1,912 1980 2,601 1981 1,284 1982 1,048 1983 739 The rest of the information which my hon. Friend seeks is not available.