§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of cases of all forms of fraud committed by employees of his(a) Department,(b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies, for each year from 1991–92 to 1994–95; and for each of these years, what was the total monetary sum (i) misappropriated in such frauds and (ii) subsequently recovered. [39138]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 24 October 1995]: The details of all forms of fraud committed by employees of the Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies are as follows:
Total Cases Amount Misappropriated £ Amount Recovered £ 1991–92 Department-1 171.50 171.50 Agencies-Nil Nil Nil NDPBs-Nil Nil Nil 1992–93 Department-2 20.80 Nil Agencies-Nil Nil Nil NDPBs-1 4,700 Nil 1993–94 Department-3 9,652.45 Nil Agencies-Nil Nil Nil NDPBs-Nil Nil Nil 1994–95 Department-3 14,388.12 12,869.62 Agencies-1 50.00 50.00 NDPBs-1 300.00 300.00 1 Not a final figure. Recovery action is being pursued inappropriate cases.