HC Deb 07 June 1993 vol 226 cc143-4W
Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many of the cases of social security investigation in Lancashire in each year since 1989 resulted in identifying overpayments; and what was the total amount of these overpayments in each of those years.

Mr. Hague

I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.