Member

Overall, while the Bill comes with the right intention of tackling fraud and error—indeed, eye-watering sums have been mentioned today—we have significant concerns, which our amendments seek to address, and we hope that the Government will support them. However, even if this Bill passes, it will not on its own be enough to bring fraud and error to zero, and the Government must set out what further action will be taken on enforcement, the use of artificial intelligence and technology, and social media. They must keep pushing, and must make it clear to fraudsters that they will not succeed, while protecting vulnerable people from error. If they become complacent and fail to address these issues, I fear that the Bill will not deliver the results that we—and not least the hard-working taxpayer whose money is being stolen—all need.