§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employement what is the annual amount of expenses paid to his Department's fraud staff; and if he will break down the figure into payments for car allowance, overnight accommodation and other categories.
§ Mr. EggarIn the year April 1988 to March 1989 the total amount of expenses paid to 1,300 fraud staff, which includes investigators and administrative support staff, from this Department was £2,202,428.
This payment consisted of:
£ Overnight accommodation and car allowances 1,867,307 Overtime and travelling time 53,402 Equipment (cameras, computers, furniture etc.) 281,719
§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what surveillance equipment is used by his Department's fraud staff; and in which areas such equipment is held.
§ Mr. EggarThe surveillance equipment used by my Department's fraud investigators is as follows:
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- Binoculars
- Cameras
- Radios
- Video Cameras
This Department does not collate centrally information on the surveillance equipment held by areas.