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Ministry of Defence: Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to publish a detailed breakdown of the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
11 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to publish a detailed breakdown of the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has historically used academic models to identify potential fraud risk exposure, if no action were taken. We are working to produce more accurate estimates based on improved understanding of our fraud risk across significant areas of spend....

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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