§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his total provision for child benefit for 1988–89 and each of the next three years at constant 1987–88 prices.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 24 January 1989]: The amounts are shown in the following table and are derived from the cash figures shown in table 15.1 of the 1989 public expenditure White Paper (Cm. 615).
Financial year £ million 1988–89 4,256 1989–90 4,065 1990–91 14,200 1991–92 14,200 1 These figures are rounded to the nearest 100 million, in line with the convention in successive public expenditure White Papers.