§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the cost of introducing the integrated child credit; what steps are being taken to ensure that the scheme is delivered at the planned time; and if he will make a statement. [124549]
§ Dawn PrimaroloI have been asked to reply.
The integrated child credit announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget Speech will be introduced from 2003 and administered by the Inland Revenue alongside the employment tax credit.
The Budget Paper "Tackling Poverty and Making Work Pay: Tax Credits for the 21st century" gives more details of the proposals.