§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) of the cases of fraud reported to the Metropolitan police company fraud department since 1979 (i) how many in each year were subsequently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry and (ii) of the cases subsequently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry how many in each year resulted in prosecutions by the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department; and how many were successful in each instance;
(2) of the cases of fraud reported to the Metropolitan police company fraud department since 1979 (i) how many cases in each year were subsequently reported to the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department and (ii) of the cases subsequently reported to the relevant prosecuting solicitor's department, how many in each year resulted in prosecutions conducted by that department; and how many were successful in each instance;
(3) of the cases of fraud reported to the Metropolitan police company fraud department in each year since 1979 (i) how many cases in each year were subsequently reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions and (ii) of the cases subsequently reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions how many in each year resulted in prosecutions conducted by the Director of Public Prosecutions; and how many were successful in each instance;
(4) of the cases of fraud reported to the Metropolitan police company fraud department since 1979 (i) how many cases were referred to them by the Department of Trade and Industry and (ii) how many cases in each year were referred to it by the Director of Public Prosecutions;
410W(5) how many cases of fraud were reported to the Metropolitan police company fraud department in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 3 March, columns 47–48]: I am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that information more detailed than that provided in the report of the Fraud Trials Committee (page 245) could be provided only at disproportionate cost, because such information is recorded only on the case files, which would need to be examined individually.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the cases of fraud reported to the City of London police fraud squad since 1979 (i) how many cases in each year were referred to it by the Department of Trade and Industry and (ii) how many cases in each year were referred to them by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 3 March 1986, c. 48]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the City of London that this information is not available.