HC Deb 05 February 1998 vol 305 c771W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is his estimate of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii)1997–98 to date. [27792]

Mr. Hoon

Estimates of the cost of theft and fraud are given in the table.

£
Cost by financial year
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 to date
LCD1 17,658 55,145 51,943
Court Service 118,833 65,648 not available
Public Trust Office 0 0 0
Northern ireland Court Service 0 0 1,700
Public Record Office 1,321 0 440
Land Registry 51,485 13,308 4,093
Legal Aid Board 40,000 7,000 0
ACLEC 0 0 0
1 Headquarters, associated offices and magistrates courts losses borne by the Department.