HC Deb 20 April 2004 vol 420 cc436-7W
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) soldiers and (b) ex-soldiers were (i) investigated and (ii) prosecuted in regard to fraudulent claims for payment associated with resettlement in each year since 2000. [166436]

Ivor Caplin

Information for all soldiers is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The investigation of ex-soldiers is a matter for the appropriate civil police authority.

Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers received payments as part of their resettlement on leaving the Army in 2003; and what the average amount was. [166437]

Ivor Caplin

The Information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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