§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many employees(a) were discovered to be involved in breaches of confidence and illegal benefit claims and (b) have subsequently faced (i) dismissal and (ii) disciplinary action in the data-matching exercise on employees in his Department in November 1995; and what evaluation his Department will undertake of the exercise. [10834]
§ Mr. BurtNo such data-matching exercise has taken place. The Department has in place effective security measures to reduce the risk of internal fraud, and to identify and deal with it if it occurs.