HC Deb 26 July 2000 vol 354 cc690-1W
Mr. Fraser

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the rate of up-take of the Working Families Tax Credit in Dorset. [130836]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. The number in receipt of Family Credit at the end of May 1999 is estimated at 821,000.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families receive the Working Families Tax Credit. [132625]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of families in receipt of the Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many recipients of the Working Families Tax Credit work in the(a) public and (b) private sectors. [132698]

Dawn Primarolo

Estimates could not be made without incurring disproportionate cost. Information on the sector of the employer is not relevant for determining eligibility for Working Families Tax Credit or calculating the value of the award, and is not captured to the computer system used for the statistical analysis of these awards.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a breakdown by region of the number of recipients of the Working Families Tax Credit. [132700]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. The breakdown by country and Government Office Region is as follows:

Thousand
Country and Government Office Region Provisional estimate of number of recipients of WFTC at end-May 2000
United Kingdom 1,056
England 855
North-East 62
North-West 154
Yorkshire and Humberside 119
East Midlands 83
West Midlands 107
East of England 72
London 78

Thousand
Country and Government Office Region Provisional estimate of number of recipients of WFTC at end-May 2000
South-East 96
South-West 84
Wales 62
Scotland 101
Northern Ireland 37

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