Fraudulent Claims

Mr. Kenneth Clarke
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many  special fund inquiries or drives aimed at social security abuse were carried out by her Department in 1974; what was the average cost of each such drive; how many cases were investigated; how many cases of overpayments were thereby brought to light; what percentage of suspicious cases that represented; what were the major causes of overpayment; how many criminal prosecutions resulted; and what was the estimated saving to public funds.

Mr. O'Malley
I shall write to the hon Member.