§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the recent memorandum sent to him by the Child Poverty Action Group.
§ Mr. HigginsMy right hon. Friend took note of the points made in the group's pre-Budget memorandum. The hon. Member will not expect me to comment on it in detail, but I did in fact refer to it in the context of V.A.T. in the Budget debate last Thursday.