§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in relation to the estimates given in his answer of 19th February, how much has been allowed for the saving in (a) National Insurance benefits, (b) FIS, (c) supplementary benefits, (d) abolition of child tax allowances, (e) abolition of the present payment on family allowances, and (f) abolition of income tax and clawback on family allowances; and whether the estimates include Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. DeanThe estimated amounts, which do not include expenditure in Northern Ireland, are as follows:
£2 Family allowance £2.50 Family allowance £3 Family allowance £m. £m. £m. (a) … 85 95 105 (b) … 7 8 9 (c) … 50 70 85 (d) … 890 890 890 (e) … 343 343 343 (f) … 190 190 190