HC Deb 20 January 2003 vol 398 c104W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. [89864]

Alun Michael

The Department's annual return of actual and suspected fraud and corruption submitted to HMT for the year 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 showed the following:

Total cost (£)
Core-DEFRA 99,744
Agencies 226,11
Non-departmental public bodies N/A