§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit compensation claims have been(a) submitted and (b) upheld since April 2003; and what the (i) average and (ii) total value is of compensation payments made. [185054]
§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 23 June 2004,Official Report, column 1411W, what the value of compensatory payments made to those receiving lax credits was in the last financial year. [185675]
§ Dawn PrimaroloA total of 10,800 compensation payments for tax credits were authorised in 2003–04. This represents about one eighth of one per cent of all claims received for tax credit awards. The total value of these payments was £370,000, and the average payment was £34. 255 claims were refused.