HC Deb 05 June 2003 vol 406 cc527-8W
Mr. Peter Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many employees in Scotland are (a) entitled to and (b) in receipt of working tax credit; [115815]

(2) how many families in Scotland are (a) entitled to and (b) in receipt of child tax credit. [115814]

Mrs. McGuire

430,000 families in Scotland are expected to receive the Child Tax Credit and 90,000 families in Scotland a re expected to receive the Working Tax Credit, including some who are expected to receive the Child Tax Credit. Statistics on awards of these tax credits will be published in August.