HC Deb 06 June 2000 vol 351 c223W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the level of fraud by(a) number of claimants and (b) value (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of total benefit payments for each benefit in (1) the UK and (2) Scotland [124252]

Mr. Rooker

The information requested is available in the last Government Statistical Service report on the Area Benefit Reviews, "Results of the Area Benefit Review April 1998–99 and measurements for the public service agreement", which was published on 28 January. A copy is available in the Library.