To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the risk of fraud in claims for (a) incapacity benefit and (b) income support in cases where (i) the claimant attends the local jobcentre and (ii) the claim is maintained by post; (185872)

No such estimate has been made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has carried out into the effectiveness of the benefits campaign Targeting benefit thieves. (185918)

The Targeting Benefit Thieves campaign was launched in October 2006. The Department has carried out regular quantitative tracking research, supported by qualitative research, to monitor the effectiveness of the campaign.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place a copy of the findings of the research into benefit fraud commissioned by his Department and undertaken by GfK NOP in the Library. (185921)

Research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions to evaluate communications activity is available through the Department's publication scheme. Further information about the publication scheme is available on our website at:

www.dwp.gov.uk

It is not standard practice to place communications research in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how old the (a) youngest and (b) oldest person convicted of benefit fraud was in the latest period for which figures are available. (186123)

The information is not centrally collated and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.