To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many estates in Tamworth constituency paid inheritance tax in each of the last five years. (114254)

Figures for estates paying inheritance tax are not available at local levels.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much was spent on working tax credit for families living in Tamworth constituency in each year since its introduction; (114255)

In reply to the question regarding expenditure of working tax credits in the Tamworth constituency I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington, North (Helen Jones) on 30 November 2006, Official Report, column 844W.

The number of families in receipt of working tax credit, at December 2006 in the Tamworth constituency, is estimated at 2,700.

Information on average weekly tax credit payments to families receiving working tax credit is not available at constituency level.

However, the average annualised entitlement for in-work families receiving working tax credit in the Tamworth constituency in 2004-05, is (a) £1,830 for families receiving working tax credit only and (b) £6,217 for families receiving both working tax credit and child tax credit.