Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding investigations for benefit fraud there were of over (a) three, (b) six or (c) 12 months duration in each region and constituent part of the UK on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

This information can only be provided by examining individual investigation files at disproportionate time and cost.