HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1189-90W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in cases where two parents share the care of a child, which parent will be eligible for the child tax credit. [72427]

Mr. Boateng

Where two people share the care of a child the decision as to who is eligible to claim or who will receive payment depends on who has the main responsibility or is the "main carer" for that child or those children. This will depend on the particular circumstance of each case.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) pursuant to his answer of 24 April 2002,Official Report, column 336W, on tax credits, for what reason the Family Resources Survey for 2000–01 cannot be used to calculate a figure for the take-up of the working families tax credit; [64206]

(2) what assessment the Treasury has made of the research conducted by the Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions and the Inland Revenue on the take-up rate of the working families tax credit. [64124]

Dawn Primarolo

I have nothing to add to my previous answer.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the draft application form for the child tax credit and the working tax credit, with the relevant guidance notes. [172420]

Mr. Boateng

As the Paymaster General made clear in the debate in Standing Committee on the Child Tax Credit Regulations on 16 July, in August we shall start to send out application packs to potential claimants. She confirmed then that we would keep hon. Members informed, and provide them with the guidance to ensure they can property advise their constituents at that time.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which non-Government organisations will help distribute information about the new tax credits. [72428]

Ruth Kelly

The new tax credits, child tax credit and working tax credit, are to be introduced in April next year In the run-up to their introduction, the Inland Revenue is working with a large number of organisations from across the voluntary sector to make sure they have the information they need.