Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, for each grant scheme currently operated by the Department for Business and Trade, what is the most recent reported fraud and error rate; whether they undertook post-payment assurance, forensic sampling or risk-based audit to support that rate in the financial period that rate relates to; what is the proportion of total expenditure currently subject to recovery proceedings in each grant scheme; and how much has been recovered to date.

The Department for Business and Trade reports fraud and error to the Public Sector Fraud Authority, and data for 2022-23 and 2023-24 will be published in the Annual Fraud Landscape Report. The Department has set up a Grants Delivery Directorate, staffed by grant specialists to ensure professional delivery and compliance with Cabinet Office Functional Standards. This includes ensuring effective monitoring and post payment assurance. New grants will have an initial Fraud Risk Impact Assessment, with Fraud Risk Assessments agreed as appropriate.