§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the rate of up-take of the Working Families Tax Credit in Dorset. [130836]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. The number in receipt of Family Credit at the end of May 1999 is estimated at 821,000.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families receive the Working Families Tax Credit. [132625]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe number of families in receipt of the Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many recipients of the Working Families Tax Credit work in the(a) public and (b) private sectors. [132698]
§ Dawn PrimaroloEstimates could not be made without incurring disproportionate cost. Information on the sector of the employer is not relevant for determining eligibility for Working Families Tax Credit or calculating the value of the award, and is not captured to the computer system used for the statistical analysis of these awards.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a breakdown by region of the number of recipients of the Working Families Tax Credit. [132700]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. The breakdown by country and Government Office Region is as follows:
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Thousand Country and Government Office Region Provisional estimate of number of recipients of WFTC at end-May 2000 United Kingdom 1,056 England 855 North-East 62 North-West 154 Yorkshire and Humberside 119 East Midlands 83 West Midlands 107 East of England 72 London 78
Thousand Country and Government Office Region Provisional estimate of number of recipients of WFTC at end-May 2000 South-East 96 South-West 84 Wales 62 Scotland 101 Northern Ireland 37