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Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner: Final Report

Tuesday 27 January 2026 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government have recouped 400 million in covid fraud and error.
  • HMRC has recovered 1.3 billion in relation to the issue.
  • The Chancellor appointed the covid corruption commissioner upon taking office.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Lillian Jones Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun
NHS Economy Taxation
Context

The final report of the Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner was published on 9 December 2025, prompting an assessment of its implications for government policies.

Question

What assessment has she made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the final report of the Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner, published on 7 December 2025?

Answer from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)

This Government are determined to get back all the money that was lost through covid fraud and corruption. That is why I appointed the covid corruption commissioner when I became Chancellor, and we have already brought in £400 million that the previous Government gave up on.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Chancellor did not provide a detailed assessment of the report's implications for her departmental policies.

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Q2 Lillian Jones Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun
NHS Education Taxation
Context

The final report of the Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner was published on 9 December 2025, prompting an assessment of its implications for government policies. The Chancellor previously mentioned recovering £400 million from fraud.

Question

This Government have recouped £400 million in covid fraud and error, with HMRC recovering a massive £1.3 billion, as well as aggressively pursuing the firm linked to Baroness Mone, PPE Medpro. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Government’s relentless recovery action demonstrates that it is only under Labour that this money is recovered from fraudsters to do what it should do, which is to fund our public services?

Answer from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)

Sadly, I cannot comment on any individual cases, but I am absolutely determined to get that money back, because that money belongs in our schools, hospitals and public services, not in the pockets of Tory friends and donors.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Chancellor did not directly address whether relentless recovery actions demonstrate Labour's effectiveness in recovering funds for public services.

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