HC Deb 03 February 2000 vol 343 c682W
31. Mr. Jim Murphy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the impact in Scotland of the working families tax credit and the minimum income guarantee. [106916]

Dawn Primarolo

It is estimated that in 2000–01, the first full year of the Working Families Tax Credit, about 130,000 families in Scotland will be in receipt of the credit. Currently a family with someone in full-time work and with one child has a minimum income guarantee of £200 a week.