HC Deb 09 April 2001 vol 366 cc418-9W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been(a) subjected to a financial penalty and (b) prosecuted because of a fraudulent claim for the Working Families Tax Credit. [157081]

Mrs. Lait

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many prosecutions for fraud it claiming Working Families Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit have taken place; and how many are pending. [157137]

Dawn Primarolo

To date, there have been 16 prosecutions in respect of Working Families Tax Credit, two of which have been concluded through the courts. Approximately 300 financial penalties have been levied.