To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many identity theft cases there have been in the UK since 1997; and if he will make a statement. (112271)

The information requested is not available centrally. Offences of identity theft cannot be separately identified in the recorded crime series.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) West Lancashire constituency and (b) England and Wales reported being victims of identity fraud in each of the last five years. (112289)

The information requested is not available centrally. Offences of identity fraud cannot be separately identified in the recorded crime series.