Theft and Fraud

HC Deb 17 February 1998 vol 306 cc581-2W

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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. [27752]

Mr. Tom Clarke

[holding answer 5 February 1998]:

The available information is given in the table:

£000
	1995–96	1996–97	1997–1998 to date
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	10	0	656
Historic Royal Palaces Agency	24,523	12,688	15,160
Royal Parks Agency	0	0	0
Non-Departmental Public Bodies	333,972	144,949	15,160
1Figures shown take account of amounts recovered.
2Updated from information given in the annual fraud return to Treasury to take account of additional information about the value of losses.

Data on non-departmental public bodies is not include in the annual fraud return to the Treasury.