HC Deb 26 November 1993 vol 233 c274W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the present whereabouts of money received from fraudulently encashing a cheque from the VAT commissioners to Haringey council.

Sir John Cope

The present whereabouts of the money are not known, but police inquiries are continuing to establish where the money went and the route it took.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action VAT commissioners will take concerning Haringey council's writ seeking recovery of a payment which was fraudulently encashed in Austria.

Sir John Cope

The commissioners have served a defence to the council's writ and the matter is now proceeding to trial.