HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 c883W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To 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. Straw

The 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