Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77839

Coronavirus: Fraud

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 14 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 75814 on Coronavirus: Fraud, how many cases the National Investigation Service (a) has open and (b) expects to transfer to the Insolvency Service

Answer

Blair McDougall

Since the commencement of Covid-related investigations, the National Investigation Service has opened 254 criminal cases into alleged Bounce Back Loan fraud, with 131 cases currently ongoing.We remain committed to tackling fraud and are working closely wi...

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