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Mr. Clelland
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for offences of fraud against his Department in each of the years since 1979.
Mr. Lyell
The information requested is as follows:
| (a) Prosecuted | (b) Convicted | |
| 1979–80 | 22,247 | 21,797 |
| 1980–81 | 24,441 | 23,871 |
| 1981–82 | 19,713 | 18,952 |
| 1982–83 | 15,507 | 14,867 |
| 1983–84 | 10,398 | 9,479 |
| 1984–85 | 10,394 | 9,807 |
| 1985–86 | 9,765 | 9,349 |