§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on implementing the policy in the Green Paper, "A New Contract for Welfare", on making the cost of the benefits system more transparent, indicating what further measures are planned in the current year. [69097]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Green Paper proposed "greater transparency about entitlement and costs" as one of the measures of success in tackling fraud and error in Social Security. We are committed to making the public more aware of the cost of fraud and error. We will be publishing our strategy on combating fraud and error shortly.