Fraudulent claims by MPs

Dear Mr Waugh

Thank you for your email making a request under the Freedom of
Information Act.

You have requested

"How many MPs have been investigated or prosecuted for making fraudulent
expenses claims since 1997?"

We will contact you once your request has been considered. We are
aiming to send you a response, 20 working days from the day after we
received your request, in accordance with section 10 of the Freedom of
Information Act.

Regards

James Ross
Correspondence Unit

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Thank you your email of 19 December 2008 in which you made a request under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (`the Act') as follows:

* How many MPs have been investigated or prosecuted for making
fraudulent expenses claims since 1997?

I can confirm that we do not hold this information in accordance with
section 1(1)(a) of the Act.

If you believe that any of the decisions made in relation to your requests
to us are incorrect, you may ask for an internal review. You should
address a request for an internal review to Jonathan Jones, Director
General, to 20 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0NF or alternatively you can
send an email to [1][Attorney General's Office request email].

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

If you have any further queries about this matter please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Tim Strevens
FOI Team
Attorney General's Office
(020) 7271 2492

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