Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18582

Coronavirus: Fraud

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

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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