HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 cc761-3W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's policy for dealing with employees found guilty of fraud.

Mr.Norris

[holding answer 1 February 1994]: Employees convicted of fraud are subject to the Department's disciplinary procedures and are liable to dismissal.

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many employees were judged to be guilty of fraud in his Department in each year since 1989; and how many were dismissed.

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 1 February 1994]The figures for 1989 are not immediately available.

Since 1990, two employees were judged guilty of fraud in the Department: one in 1992 and one in 1993. On both occasions the individual concerned was dismissed.

In addition, in application of departmental policy, two employees who had been convicted of fraud outside the Department were also dismissed, one in 1991 and one in 1992.