§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what redress will be 1085W available to a victim of a false, malicious communication to the Department of Social Security's Benefits Agency's shop-a-benefit-fraudster hotline; and if he will make a statement. [40887]
§ Mr. StreeterAny redress available to people about whom such communications will have been made will depend on the nature of any harm suffered. This will vary from case to case, and it is not possible to give a general statement of what remedy would be available. Anyone who has suffered harm as a result of such communications would have to obtain legal advice. The Government are determined to crack down on benefit fraud.