§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, by region, the allocated number of staff days for fraud work covering the period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990; and what was the number used.
§ Mr. JackThe Department allocates resources for the investigation of fraud on a yearly basis in terms of posts. The number of posts allocated to benefit fraud work by region, for the year 1990–91, are shown in the table, with the number of staff days actually used on fraud work by region during the period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990.
Regions Allocated complement for fraud work 1990–91 Staff days used on fraud work 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990 North East 469 61,855.0 Midlands 518 61,625.3 London North 472 60,130.2 London South 502 52,325.6 Wales and South West 436 52,243.5 North West 433 53,314.5 Scotland 359 43,336.5 Total 3,189 384,830.6