§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if, pursuant to his answer of 20 December,Official Report, column 214, he will state the number of officers and their grades who are carrying out the investigation into benefit fraud in Doncaster; and what has been the cost to date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThree officers of Departmental grade LOI are currently involved in the investigation into benefit fraud in Doncaster. The cost to date has been about £18,000. The benefit savings yield to date is £56,974 gross.