Working Tax Credit

HC Deb 05 March 2004 vol 418 cc1231-2W

Lady Hermon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons delays are occurring in the payment of working tax credit for those who have changed jobs in Northern Ireland; what steps he is taking to eliminate these delays; and if he will make a statement. [158282]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 4 March 2004]: The Inland Revenue is not aware of problems leading to delays in payment when people change jobs in Northern

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Simon Hughes, dated 5 March 2004:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question on unemployment in London. (158406)

The attached table gives unemployment rates for Greater London and for each London Borough, for each twelve month period ending in February from 1997 to 2002, the latest period for which information is available.

As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability. This is a particular issue given the small sample sizes at borough level.

Ireland. The Inland Revenue will be pleased to look into any individual cases where people consider that they have experienced delays.