§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the regional breakdown was of the investigations carried out in respect of WFTC and DPTC in each year since the credits commenced. [23307]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe table shows the number of investigations carried out by the Inland Revenue on working families tax credit and disabled person's tax credit applications for the periods listed. This information is logged by postcode, and so any applications where a postcode has not been supplied have been listed 'region not identified'.
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Government Office Region WFTC investigations DPTC investigations Period 1 (1 October 1999 to 31 March 2000) North East 866 22 North West 1,512 35 Yorkshire and The Humber 1,739 28 East Midlands 1,159 22 West Midlands 1,140 32 East of England 948 14 London 1,046 10 South East 1,222 19 South West 1,254 21
Government Office Region WFTC investigations DPTC investigations Wales 608 21 Scotland 1176 23 Region not identified 617 3 Total 13,287 250 Period 2 (1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001) North East 1,906 50 North West 3,678 138 Yorkshire and The Humber 3,093 80 East Midlands 1,535 46 West Midlands 2,636 94 East of England 1,336 65 London 1,421 47 South East 1,857 49 South West 1,962 54 Wales 1,619 89 Scotland 2,020 67 Region not identified 2,166 20 Total 25,229 799 Period 3 (1 April 2001 to 30 November 2001) North East 937 48 North West 1,736 111 Yorkshire and The Humber 1,310 51 East Midlands 881 35 West Midlands 1,367 71 East of England 851 37 London 824 32 South East 911 47 South West 886 63 Wales 769 52 Scotland 942 58 Region not identified 402 14 Total 11,866 619