§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many prosecutions her Department has instigated relating to landlord fraud in the Greater London area in the last 12 months. [51266]
§ Mr. FieldThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Total number of successful prosecutions for housing benefit/council tax benefit by local authorities in Great Britain and Greater London for 1996–97 and 1997–98 Great Britain 2Greater London 1996–97 610 140 1997–981 1630 1100 1The 1997–98 figures are provisional and are therefore subject to change when more returns are received from Local Authorities 2Greater London comprises the London Boroughs of Barking, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster, and City of London Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Department of Social Security, Quarterly Administration forms.