To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many nationals from the EU accession states have applied for (a) child benefit and (b) tax credits since May 2004; and how many such applications have been (i) approved, (ii) rejected and (iii) terminated in each case. (82905)

These figures are included in the joint Accession Monitoring Report produced by the Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and Department for Communities and Local Government on 23 May 2006 and published on the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate’s website (http://www. ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/accession_ monitoring_report)