HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 cc1036-8W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 21 July 2000,Official Report, column 346W, on employment tax credit, what estimate he has made of total expenditure on the (a) adult component and (b) other components of the Working Families Tax Credit in each month since it has been introduced; and if he will make a statement. [133037]

Dawn Primarolo

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 27 March 2000,Official Report, column 48W.

Mr. Letwin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of widening the criteria for child tax credit to include NNEB-qualified nannies working in the parents' home. [131528]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 20 July 2000]: The rules in the Working Families Tax Credit and the Disabled Persons Tax Credit about eligible child care ensure that the help provided goes to safe, good quality, child care. Help through the Childcare Tax Credit is mainly available for child care that is inspected, registered and supported by local authorities. There is no comparable system of inspection, registration or support for child care providers—whether qualified or not—who are paid to look after children in their own home. We are continuing to monitor and evaluate all aspects of the tax credits, including the criteria underlying eligible child care.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the distribution of changes in net incomes due to child tax credit by(a) gross income bands, (b) equivalised gross income bands and (c) equivalised net income bans of recipient families using (i) each band of £5,000 up to £40,000 and (ii) over £40,000; and if he will make a statement. [128098]

Dawn Primarolo

I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Mr. Michael J. Foster

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in(a) Worcester and (b) Mid Worcester have benefited from the Working Families Tax Credit. [133765]

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. For the numbers in the Worcester and Mid Worcestershire constituencies, I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North (Ms Keeble) on 24 July 2000,Official Report, column 487W.

Mr. Ennis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in Barnsley, East and Mexborough have received the Childcare Tax Credit. [133743]

Dawn Primarolo

Nationally, it is estimated that about 10 per cent. of awards of the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) include the Childcare Tax Credit. There are too few awards falling into the 5 per cent. sample used for these analyses to provide a reliable estimate for the Barnsley, East and Mexborough constituency. For an estimate of the number of families in receipt of WFTC in the constituency, I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North (Ms Keeble) on 24 July 2000,Official Report, column 487W.

Mr. Peter Bradley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of families in The Wrekin likely to benefit from the introduction of the children's tax credit. [133194]

Dawn Primarolo

An estimate of the number of families in The Wrekin who could benefit from the children's tax credit is not available, but an estimated 450,000 families in the West Midlands Government Office region could do so.

Mr. Peter Bradley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in The Wrekin have benefited from the working families tax credit. [133195]

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. For the number in The Wrekin constituency, I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North (Ms Keeble) on 24 July 2000,Official Report, column 487W.

Mr. Michael J. Foster

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of families in(a) Worcester and (b) Mid Worcestershire, who will benefit from the introduction of the children's tax credit. [133770]

Dawn Primarolo

I regret that estimates of the number of families in Worcester and Mid Worcestershire who could benefit from the children's tax credit are not available, but an estimated 450,000 families in the West Midlands Government Office region could do so.