§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many telephone calls were made to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline in(a) January, (b) February and (c) March in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001, and (iv) 2002. [86994]
§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 12 December 2002]: The information requested is in the table.
Number of calls to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline Year January February March 1999 13,925 13,798 16,901 2000 14,272 19,285 23,118 2001 17,340 18,191 28,093 2002 18,621 12,809 15,013 Source:
National Benefit Fraud Hotline