Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the statistics relating to tax credits, which, since 1997 (a) are no longer collected by his Department and (b) have had the way in which the figures are compiled changed.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the statistics relating to tax credits, which, since 1997 (a) are no longer collected by his Department and (b) have had the way in which the figures are compiled changed. [221795] Dawn Primarolo: Tax credits were first introduced in 1999. Therefore prior to this the Inland Revenue did not collect or compile any statistics relating to tax credits. In April 2003, working families tax credit (WFTC) and disabled persons tax credit (DPTC) were replaced by child and working tax credits. Statistics on WFTC and DPTC (for the period 1999-2003) and child and working tax credits (from 2003 onwards) are published on the Inland Revenue website at www.ir.gov.uk/stats/ personal-tax-credits/menu.htm.

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