Written question asked by Geraldine Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 1 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2001. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated number of families in Morecambe and Lunesdale failing to claim working families tax credit; how many families in Morecambe and Lunesdale have benefited from the working families tax credit. - Inc ref to answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr Dawson) on 22 January 2001, 361 c425W, no estimate of the number eligible for WFTC is available and ref to Working Families tax credit statistics quarterly series maintained in Library.

Answer: Miss Geraldine Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is the estimated number of families in Morecambe and Lunesdale failing to claim Working Families Tax Credit; [148971] (2) how many families in Morecambe and Lunesdale have benefited from the Working Families Tax Credit. [148970] Dawn Primarolo: For the number of families in Morecambe and Lunesdale benefiting from the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr. Dawson) on 22 January 2001, Official Report, column 425W. No estimate of the number eligible for WFTC is available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 362 c681-2W; 148971;148970
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Children Families Recipients Take-up Working families tax credit Morecambe
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk