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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress is being made in appointing additional inspectors to detect fraud in the claiming of social security benefits.
Good progress is being made in selecting, recruiting and training the additional fraud and abuse specialists mentioned in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdonshire (Mr. Major) on 13 February.—[Vol. 978, c. 710–11] This will be one aspect of the further statement promised in my reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Bar (Mr. Rooker) and others today
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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will outline the measures he intends taking to prevent the abuse of social security benefits.
I gave details of the Government's plan in my reply to my hon. Friend, the Member for Huntingdonshire (Mr. Major) on 13 February—[Vol. 978, c. 710–1.] I shall be making a further detailed statement in due course.