Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Michael Jack (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 24 April 2008 on behalf of the Treasury.

Welfare Tax Credits

Question: The Government have prayed in aid the use of tax credits in dealing with the removal of the 10p tax rate. Notwithstanding what the right hon. Lady has just said by way of an answer and the statements of the Chancellor and the Prime Minister yesterday, will she tell the House how many million people will still be losers by virtue of the removal of the 10p tax rate who will not be able to be helped by virtue of tax credits?

Answer: The right hon. Gentleman will have heard the comments yesterday and through this week of my right hon. Friends the Chancellor and the Prime Minister, and he will know that I have had a long-standing interest in improving the take-up of working tax credits—as, indeed, has my predecessor. More work remains to be done in this area and we are redoubling our efforts. I do not at present have the details to respond to the specifics of the right hon. Gentleman's question, but that will be part of the work we will do going forward.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 474 c1452
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Income tax Welfare tax credits Tax rates and bands Child tax credit Working tax credit Take-up
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk