Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence his Department has had with the National Crime Agency on the issue of fraud in respect of the coronavirus business support schemes in each of the last three months.

The Department has been in correspondence with the National Crime Agency on the issue of fraud in respect of the coronavirus business support schemes on several occasions on each of the last three months. The details of the correspondence cannot be disclosed as this may prejudice live or future investigations. The Department continues to work closely with the NCA and other law enforcement agencies to tackle serious fraud and other criminality.