§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the savings that will be made between November 1982 and November 1983 as a result of the proposed introduction of four-weekly child benefit.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe administrative savings will depend on the number of mothers who opt to continue with weekly payments. On the assumption that half will do so, the administrative savings will be small in the early stages but will build up to about £7 million a year by 1987–88.