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Ministry of Defence: Economic Crime

Asked by Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 February 2026UIN 110558

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to set a department-wide strategy to bring down the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department will incorporate an organisation-level shared objective on tackling fraud in the next Defence Counter Fraud Strategy.

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