§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the effect on social security fraud of a national identity card; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HagueMost social security fraud arises from failure to declare true circumstances—for example, working and claiming—and only a small percentage results from misrepresentations about identity. We are looking at a range of initiatives including better ways of establishing identity, to prevent or detect multiple claims and instrument of payment frauds.