Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (Hansard, 27 July 1999)

§ Ms Oona King
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects to publish the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate report on Tower Hamlets. [93448]

§ Mr. Timms
I published the report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate's inspection of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on Thursday 22 July 1999.

§ Mr. Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the local authorities for which Benefit Fraud Inspectorate inspections have been completed and reports remain to be published. [93315]

§ Mr. Timms
The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate is currently undertaking 27 inspections. These inspections are all at different stages. Of these, 15 have been completed to at least draft report stage.
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These inspections are in the following local authorities:

Oxford

Bournemouth

Lichfield

Sandwell

Swansea

West Wiltshire

Powys

Wigan

Shrewsbury and Atcham

Norwich

York

Carlisle

Calderdale

Rotherham

Ellesmere Port.