§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years. [27976]
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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. [27296]
§ Mr. LeslieThe cost of theft and fraud to my Department, its agencies, and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years, is shown in the table.
Corresponding figures for 2001–02 financial year have yet to be collated.
£ Department Agencies NDPBs Total 1997–98 15,360 0 0 15,360 1998–99 48,472 0 1,000 49,472 1999–2000 32,097 0 0 32,097 2000–01 33,574 0 1,200 34,774