§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the current caseload of the Serious Fraud Office. [83889]
The Solicitor-GeneralThe current caseload of the Serious Fraud Office is 66 active cases. Caseload figures for the three previous financial years, as set out in the SFO Annual Reports, are as follows: 70, 82 and 78 (for 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 respectively).