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48.
Mr. Ian Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have withdrawn their claims to benefit as a result of employment service fraud investigations since 1987.
Mr. Eggar
The latest available figures show that since June 1987 204,500 people have withdrawn their claims to benefit following fraud investigations.
68.
Mr. Simon Coombs
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total savings to the taxpayer achieved by employment service fraud investigations in 1989.
Mr. Eggar
The total saving to the taxpayer in 1989 was £53·16 million.