(2) what his most recent estimate is of the number of people in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency claiming working tax credit;
(3) what his most recent estimate is of the level of take-up of working tax credit in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency;
(4) what his most recent estimate is of the level of take-up of family tax credit in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency.
Working families tax credit was replaced by working tax credit and child tax credit in April 2003.
The latest estimates of the average number of families benefiting from child and working tax credits in each Government office region, local authority and parliamentary constituency are published in the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) finalised awards geographical publication, “Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics Finalised annual awards Geographical analyses” for 2007-08. The publication is available on the HMRC website at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm.
The most recent child tax credit (CTC) take-up rates for United Kingdom regions and countries are published on the HMRC website at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-take-up2006-07.pdf.
Child tax credit take-up rates are not available below these levels.
Working tax credit take-up rates are not available for geographies below United Kingdom level.