§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much money his Department estimates was lost through social security fraud in each year from 1990 to the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe following table details the estimated value of fraud losses prevented by Benefits Agency investigators in the four financial years since 1990–91:
Year Savings (£million) 1990–91 341 1991–92 427 1992–93 558 1993–94 654 Although the full extent of social security fraud is not known, we are examining ways of producing a reliable estimate of the sum which might be involved.