To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in each (a) region and (b) parliamentary constituency are in receipt of child tax credits; and how many such households have an income of (a) less than £20,000, (b) between £20,000 and £30,000, (c) between £30,000 and £40,000, (d) between £40,000 and £50,000 and (e) more than £50,000. (314301)

The latest information on the number of families receiving child tax credit by Government office region and parliamentary constituency is available in the HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) snapshot publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics. Geographical Analyses. December 2009’, available at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm

The latest information on the number of families receiving child tax credit, in each of the specified bands of income used to taper awards, is available in the HMRC snapshot publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics December 2009’, available at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-quarterly-stats.htm