To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of (i) taxpayers and (ii) tax-paying households in receipt of (a) family credit, (b) housing benefit, (c) community charge benefit, (d) retirement pension, (e) unemployment benefit and income support to an unemployed claimant, (f) statutory sick pay, (g) widows' benefits, (h) industrial death benefit, (i) invalid care allowance, (j) invalidity allowance paid with a retirement pension, (k) statutory maternity pay and (l) at least one of those benefits.

The information requested is not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.