HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 cc332-3W
Mr. Heald

To 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 [pursuant to his reply, 17 December 2002, Official Report, c. 772W]: 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 15,871 18,199

Source:

National Benefit Fraud Hotline