§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the cost to its budget since 1 May 1997 of fraud; and if he will make a statement. [27303]
§ Mr. StrawThe information is as follows:
Cost of fraud in Foreign and Commonwealth Office £ FCO (fraud) Recovered Net loss May 1997 to March 1998 114,385 4,396 109,989 April 1998 to March 1999 102,202 6,705 95,497 April 1999 to March 2000 11,183 11,183 0 April 2000 to March 2001 16,326 15,553 773 April 2001 to December 2001 38,125 20,092 18,033 Total identified fraud for period 1 May 1997 to 31 December 2001= 282,221 Total sums recovered to date = 57,929 Net loss = 224,292