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, 24 January 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 24 January 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply of 19th December 2001, Official Report, columns 323-4W, how many of the working families tax credit applications investigated by the Inland Revenue involved co-operation between the Inland Revenue and (a) the investigative organisations of the Benefits Agency, (b) the National Intelligence Unit and (c) local authorities; and what proceedings are in place for facilitating such co-operation.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply of 19 December 2001, Official Report, columns 323-34W, how many of the working families' tax credit applications investigated by the Inland Revenue involved co-operation between the Inland Revenue and (a) the investigative organisations of the Benefits Agency, (b) the National Intelligence Unit and (c) local authorities; and what proceedings are in place for facilitating such co-operation. [26473] Dawn Primarolo: Exact figures are not available in the format requested. However, the nature of such investigations often means that information is shared and passed on between the Inland Revenue, other Government Departments and local authorities, as allowed by statutory regulations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 378 c989W; 26473
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Abuse Applications Cooperation Fraud Inland Revenue Local government Working families tax credit Social Security Benefits Agency National Benefits Intelligence Unit
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