HC Deb 09 July 2003 vol 408 c878W
Vera Baird

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many of those eligible for working tax credit in the Redcar constituency have applied for it; [121824]

(2) how many claims for working tax credit submitted (a) before and (b) after the deadline are unpaid in the Redcar constituency; and when he expects all claims for working tax credit for the Redcar constituency to be dealt with. [121825]

Judy Mallaber

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many claims for working tax credit submitted in Amber Valley(a) before and (b) after the deadline are unpaid; and when he expects all claims to be dealt with; [122288]

(2) how many of those eligible for working tax credit in Amber Valley have applied for it. [122291]

Dawn Primarolo

No breakdown of the number of claims received for the child and working tax credits is available below the national level. Statistics on awards of these tax credits will be published from August.

Claims for tax credits continue to arrive, and are processed as quickly as possible. Claims for which no further information is required, and which pass the various pre award checks, go through the stages of calculating the award quickly and will normally be in payment within a few days.