Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is the Risk Review Team's policy to suspend cases when fraud is suspected and not in cases where more evidence is required to determine eligibility.

The Risk Review Team only deal with cases where intelligence indicates that there is a high risk of fraud.

In these cases, claims are suspended until such time as claimants can provide the evidence required in order for us to determine their eligibility.