To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether requests for TC647 forms are recorded by the Tax Credit Office or HM Revenue and Customs; how many TC647 forms were sent to tax credit claimants in each year since their introduction; and how many claimants have been sent them. (205815)

[holding answer 15 May 2008]: Requests for TC647 forms are recorded on each individual customer's tax credit record and it is not possible to provide the number of requests.

The number of TC647 forms issued in the last four years was:

Information is not available for 2003-04.

The marked reduction in the numbers of TC647s issued in 2006-07 and 2007-08 illustrates the improvements made to the award notice from April 2006, which now provide the information tax credits customers need to help them better understand their awards.

This information corrects the figure provided on 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 348W