Tax Credits

Mr. Laws
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) on how many occasions he has met the Paymaster General to discuss tax credits since 1 June 2005; and if he will make a statement;

(2) how many meetings (a) he and (b) the Paymaster General have had on the subject of tax credit fraud since 1 January 2006; and if he will make a statement.

Anne Main
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he last met the Paymaster General to discuss tax credits;

(2) when he last (a) received and (b) sent written correspondence to the Paymaster General regarding tax credits.

John Healey
Treasury Ministers are in constant contact with each other in person, over the telephone and in writing about a wide range of issues, including tax credits.