§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much of the extra spending on family credit is attributable to the freeze in child benefit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWhen the 1989 uprating was announced it was estimated that the total cost of the family credit uprating would be £128 million, of which £23 million was directly attributable to the 45p added to the child credit rates as compensation for the child benefit standstill.