Written Question·Treasury·UIN 96534

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Sarah Pochin

Reform UKRuncorn and Helsby

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of businesses that have been required to repay fraudulently claimed furlough money.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe’s final report to Parliament found many schemes were rolled out with huge fraud risks and no early safeguards – costing the taxpayer millions. Weak accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting were ...

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