HC Deb 21 December 1999 vol 341 cc580-1W
Mr. Edwards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in Monmouthshire are currently in receipt of the working families tax credit. [102909]

Dawn Primarolo

Reliable estimates for the numbers in receipt of the Working Families Tax Credit in Monmouthshire are not yet available.

Mr. Bob Russell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many members of the armed forces at the Colchester Garrison he estimates are entitled to the working families tax credit; and if he will make a statement. [102853]

Dawn Primarolo

I regret that the information requested is not available.

Dr. Kumar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the number of people who will be able to benefit from the working families tax credit in the Middlesbrough South and Cleveland, East constituency; and if he will make a statement. [102911]

Dawn Primarolo

Based on known Family Credit figures for Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East, and expected eligibility nationally for Working Families Tax Credit, the estimated number of families which may be eligible for Working Families Tax Credit on this basis in Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East is about 2,800.

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to extend the working families tax credit(a) to absent parents supporting children financially and (b) to help families cover housing costs. [103188]

Dawn Primarolo

Currently there are no plans to extend the working families tax credit to absent parents who are financially supporting their children. The Government will set out their housing vision in a Housing Green Paper which they expect to publish next year. The Green Paper will also consider ways of improving the housing benefit scheme.