§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff in his Department have been(a) investigated, (b) suspended, (c) dismissed, (d) prosecuted and (e) convicted for involvement in 783W benefit fraud in each of the last six years; and what the amounts involved were in each of the cases listed. [151649]
Cases of benefit fraud Department 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Home Office Investigated n/a n/a n/a 1— 1— n/a Suspended n/a n/a n/a 1— n/a 1— Dismissed n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— 1— Prosecuted n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Convicted n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— 1— Amount housing benefit (£) — — — n/a n/a 19,000 Amount council tax benefit (£) — — — n/a n/a 2,000 UK Passport Agency Investigated n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— Suspended n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— Dismissed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Prosecuted n/a n/a n/a — — n/a Convicted n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Amount housing benefit (£) — — — — — 2,947.89 Amount council tax benefit (£) — — — — — 482.18 n/a—indicates that no comprehensive figures available. 1The process from investigation to conviction does not necessarily span only one year. E.g. suspended 2001, convicted 2002 and dismissed 2003.