§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many families there are in Northern Ireland with three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine and more children; and if he will ascertain and publish how the percentage of such families in Northern Ireland compares with the percentage of such 141W families in the rest of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ChannonInformation is at present available only from statistics derived from the Family Allowances Scheme as follows:
Families receiving allowances Northern Ireland Great Britain Number of children in family Number (000's) per cent. Number (000's) percent. 2 … 58.6 42.5 2,506 59.4 3 … 36.2 26.3 1,085 25.8 4 … 19.8 14.4 407 9.6 5 or more … 23.1 16.8 220 5.2 Total families 137.7 100.0 4,218 100.0 Total children* 444.2 11,123 *Including the elder or eldest child in respect of whom an allowance is not payable, but excluding children over the age limits