§ Mark TamiTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many families he estimates are eligible for 771W (a) working families tax credit and (b) children's tax credit in (i) Alyn and Deeside and (ii) Delyn that are not claiming it; [48918]
(2) how many families in (a) Alyn and Deeside and (b) Delyn are claiming (i) working families tax credit and (ii) children's tax credit. [48920]
§ Dawn PrimaroloFor the numbers claiming the working families' tax credit (WFTC), I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) on 16 January 2002,Official Report, column 293W. Information about the children's tax credit (CTC), or about the numbers eligible for WFTC, is not available by constituency. However, the number of families who are eligible for the CTC in Wales is estimated to be 225,000.