HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 cc316-7W
Mr. Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many parents were in receipt of the lone parent element of the working tax credit in 2003–04. [185717]

Dawn Primarolo

Information is contained in the various issues of "Child and Working Tax Credits. Quarterly Statistics", which can be found on the Inland Revenue website at: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/menu.htm

Mr. Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the budgetary cost of the lone parent element of the working tax credit was in 2003–04. [185718]

Dawn Primarolo

It is not possible to provide a split of total spending between the different elements of the working tax credit. The amount of award payable is reduced as family income increases, and this reduction is applied to the total value of all the elements taken together.

Andrew Selous

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the cost of disregarding maintenance payments for the purposes of calculating working tax credit and child tax credit. [181838]

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest estimate is of the cost of disregarding maintenance payments for the purposes of calculating working tax credit and child tax credit. [182117]

Dawn Primarolo

I refer the hon. Members to my answer to the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr. Goodman) on 19 July 2004,Official Report, column 44W.