HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 cc558-9W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in 2002. [89865]

Ms Hewitt:

Fraud

In the financial year 2001–02 the cost of fraud to the Department was £6k. The Department's NDPBs and Agencies are included in this figure.

Theft

The cost of theft for 2002 was £65,131. Items lost from non-DTI HQ premises may not have been included in this figure. The Department's NDPBs and Agencies are not included in this figure.

The DTI does not hold information on thefts within NDPBs.

The information on theft is being sought from Agencies and will be provided as soon as possible.