§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in(a) 2003–04 and (b) the current financial year to date have been overpaid tax credits; what proportion of the cases of overpayment
1514Wwere due to error by the Inland Revenue; and in what proportion of the cases the Inland Revenue has attempted to recover overpayments. [188243]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe total number of(a) 2003–04 and (b) current financial year awards that are overpaid will be available only when all the awards for the years in question are finalised.