To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many complaints from members of the public the Tax Credit Office received in each year since 1997; (305317)

Information about the number of complaints handled by the different HMRC business areas, including tax credits, is broken down in the annexes of the departmental reports available at:

www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm

Complaints to the Tax Credit Office are about 40 per cent. lower in the current year then for the same period last year.