Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18582

Coronavirus: Fraud

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Esther McVey

Conservative — Tatton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether HM Treasury has produced, commissioned or received an estimate of the total amount lost through fraud and error across Covid-19 support schemes that exceeds the published estimate of £10.9 billion.

Answer

Satvir Kaur
Neither HM Treasury nor the Public Sector Fraud Authority have produced, commissioned or received an estimate of the total amount lost through fraud and error across Covid-19 support schemes that exceeds the published estimate of £10.9bn. The Public Secto...
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