§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the costs, including review and appeals, and savings in the current year and the projected costs and savings in future years of the Benefit Integrity Project; and if she will make a statement. [35089]
§ Mr. DenhamThis information is not available at present. In the light of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's announcement on 9 February 1998 of additional safeguards and other factors, statisticians have been asked to re-examine the estimated savings from the Project and to produce validated figures for the end of the financial year of operation. I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as this information becomes available.