HC Deb 22 January 2002 vol 378 cc697-8W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average amount of money recovered annually by(a) a Department for Work and Pensions senior fraud inspector and (b) a senior investigation officer in the Inland Revenue. [26238]

Department and project 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
HMCE
PFI Infrastructure Project Yes Yes
HMT
GOGGS Yes
IR
Manchester Yes Yes
Bootle Yes Yes Yes
Glasgow Yes Yes
Edinburgh Yes Yes
Stockport Yes Yes
NIRS2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
STEPS Yes

Dawn Primarolo

There is no position of 'senior fraud inspector' in the Department for Work and Pensions. Nor is it possible to separate the total amount of overpaid benefit recovered into overpayments due to fraud and those due to other reasons. It is therefore not possible to say what is the average amount of money recovered annually by a Department for Work and Pensions senior fraud inspector.

The term 'senior investigation officer' does not refer to any specific group of Inland Revenue staff. However, the Inland Revenue annual report, available in the House of Commons Library, details the additional liability identified as a result of work to tackle non-compliance undertaken by specialist offices such as the Large Business Office and the Special Compliance Office.