asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders found guilty of social security fraud during each of the past 10 years were immigrants from (a) the West Indies, (b) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, (c) South Africa, (d) Eire, (e) the United States of America and (f) European Economic Community countries.

It is not possible from the records of the results of court proceedings to distinguish the nationality or place of birth of offenders.