Question follow-through · 77839

Coronavirus: Fraud

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

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 16 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2025
Answer: 14 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
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
14 Oct 2025
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
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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