§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the percentage of families in the Portsmouth, South constituency who will benefit from the child tax credit from April 2003; and if he will make a statement. [85868]
§ Dawn PrimaroloNine out of 10 families with children will be eligible for the child tax credit, to be introduced in April 2003. Estimates of the number of families with children in the Portsmouth, South constituency who will benefit from the child tax credit are not available; however, an estimated 650,000 families with children in the south east of England are expected to benefit from the child tax credit.