To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit claimants who ceased to be entitled to tax credit by reason of working less than 16 hours a week have been informed that overpayments will be remitted; and what the value was of the remittances made to such tax credit claimants. (165090)

[holding answer 19 November 2007]: An amount of £186 million was remitted in the 2006-07 accounts in respect of this issue. The relevant notes to the 2006-07 Trust Statement can be found on page 100 of the HMRC Accounts published at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/hmrc-06-07-acc.pdf.