§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 18 March (WA 207), whether the figure of £4 billion for social security fraud quoted in 143WA The Times and the Daily Telegraph of 23 March comes from government sources; and, if so, which sources. [HL1171]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)This figure was quoted inThe Case for Welfare Reform, published in January this year.