Written Question·Treasury·UIN 93651

Coronavirus: Fraud

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (1) individuals and (2) organisations have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for fraud in relation to COVID-19 funds since 2020.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

HMRC have interpreted ‘COVID-19 funds’ as the ‘HMRC administered COVID-19 support schemes’, including Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO), the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), and the Department for Business a...

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