TAX CREDITS AMNESTY

Early day motion 701, tabled 9 February 2005 by Lord Willetts (Conservative). Signed by 63 members.

That this House notes that half a million or more families were overpaid child tax credit in 2003-04, often as a result of Inland Revenue error; is concerned by the hardship and difficulties experienced by families when these overpayments are recovered automatically from future tax credit entitlements; and calls on the Inland Revenue to introduce an amnesty in respect of overpayments of child tax credit in 2003-04 unless the overpayment was caused by fraud on the part of the claimant.

Signatures by party: Conservative 40, Labour 8, DUP 4, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.