§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii)1997–98 to date. [27787]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The estimated cost of losses to the Home Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) from reported fraud and theft is summarised in the table:
£000 1995–96 1996–97 11997–98 Core department Agencies NDPBs 148.8 56.4 19.9 Agencies 56.5 129.9 40.0 NDPBs 116.0 — 49.0 1Figures for 1997–98 relate to April-September 1997, the latest available.