To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed child tax credits in the last year, and how many such people had more than (a) two and (b) three children.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs holds information on tax credits by household, not individuals. The number of families in receipt of Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the tax year 2013-14, and those with two and three or more children, are available on Table 2.2 of the publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2013 to 2014’ here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014