Chris Kane

Chris Kane

Labour — Stirling and Strathallan

Speaking in the House of Commons on 1 September 2025

Debate

Welfare Fraud

Contribution

Does the Minister share my surprise that a Member of the party responsible for more than a decade of rising poverty, record benefit delays, and billions lost to fraud and error is now suddenly concerned about tackling that? Across the House, while we recognise the need to tackle fraud in our welfare system, we should also recognise the huge issue with tax avoidance and evasion—as recently highlighted by the Public Accounts Committee—which requires significant attention.

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