§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is estimated as the further annual cost to the Exchequer of the amendments made by the Child Support Bill 1995, if enacted in its present form.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish)The total cost to the Exchequer of the measures in the Child Support Bill 1995 in terms of both the reduction in benefit savings and the administrative costs incurred in operating the new Departures Scheme is estimated at £0 million for 1995/96; £35 million for 1996/97; and £50 million for 1997/98.