Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 7 February 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals have been made to the High Court and the Court of Session under the provisions of (a) subparagraph (5) of paragraph 3 and (b) subparagraph (4) of paragraph 4 of the Tax Credits Act 1999 in each year since the commencement of the Act.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals have been made to the High Court and the Court of Session under the provisions of (a) subparagraph (5) of paragraph 3 and (b) subparagraph (4) of paragraph 4 of the Tax Credits Act 1999 in each year since the commencement of the Act. [25983] Dawn Primarolo: From the information available, to date there have been no appeals to the High Court and the Court of Session under the provisions of Schedule 4 of the Tax Credits Act 1999 following Inland Revenue penalty proceedings.

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