§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how long his Department's fraud investigation team has been operating in the Runcorn and Widnes area; and for how long they intend to remain.
§ Mr. NewtonThe visit of a specialist claims control team to the Department's Widnes local office started on 2 January and is planned to finish on 29 March.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants have been investigated to date; and how many cases of fraud are under investigation in the current investigations taking place in the Runcorn and Widnes area.
§ Mr. NewtonThe specialist claims control team has completed 56 investigations to date; inquiries are continuing in a number of other cases and it is expected that by the end of the exercise about 130 cases will have been examined.