Tax Credits (Hansard, 8 January 2002)

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in the Portsmouth, South constituency(a) received and (b) were entitled to (i) WFTC, (ii) DPTC and (iii) child tax credit in (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [24154]
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§ Mr. Andrew Smith
The numbers in Portsmouth, South receiving the working families tax credit (WFTC) and the disabled person's tax credit (DPTC) at May 2001 and August 2001 are shown in "Working Families and Disabled Person's Tax Credit Statistics. Geographical analyses". The equivalent numbers for April 2000 to April 2001 (DPTC) and for May 2000 to February 2001 (WFTC) are shown in the respective Quarterly Enquiries, although these numbers for WFTC are estimates based on a 5 per cent. sample of awards and are therefore subject to sampling error. Copies of the Geographical analyses and the Quarterly Enquiries are in the Library.
No estimates are available of the numbers in Portsmouth, South eligible for these tax credits.
It is estimated that around 5 million families will benefit from the children's tax credit for 2001–02. It is not known how many of these are in Portsmouth, South, although it is estimated that 675,000 are in the south-east (excluding London).

§ Mr. Willetts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what means the child care element of the working tax credit will be paid to the main carer. [24237]

§ Dawn Primarolo
In the light of representations received in response to consultation, the Government have decided that the child care element of the working tax credit will be paid direct to the main carer, alongside payments of the child tax credit.

§ Mr. Willetts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many WFTC recipients have(a) no income tax liability and (b) an income tax liability that is (i) lower and (ii) higher than the value of their WFTC entitlement. [24248]

§ Mr. Andrew Smith
A family's income tax liability is defined only for a complete fiscal year, and is based on the incomes and other circumstances of the adult(s) in that year. Working families tax credit (WFTC) awards can start throughout the year, are for 26 weeks, and the value of an award depends on the net weekly income of the family and other circumstances of the family measured at the time of the application. This means that the income tax liability of a WFTC recipient family cannot normally be determined from the data reported on the application form.

§ Mr. Willetts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 18 October 2001,Official Report, column 1296W, how much each of the campaigns publicising the working families tax credit cost. [24216]

§ Mr. Andrew Smith
The total marketing communications spend for WFTC for 2000–01 was £7,403,191.
The total amount spent for 2001–02 to date is £1,480,806.