§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the circumstances in which the parent of a child is entitled to the tax allowance but is not entitled to family allowance.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI shall arrange for the information to be circulated in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.
§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in how many cases parents of employed trainees are in receipt of family allowances; and how much money was paid to them in the last financial year for which information is available.
§ Mr. Alec JonesWhile there is no specific provision for employed trainees under the Family Allowances Act 1965, an apprentice, as defined under that Act, under age 19 may count as a child for family allowances purposes. There are at present 38 families in which apprentices are so counted, in all cases as the elder or eldest child, and in no case therefore is a family allowance paid for an apprentice. No separate record is maintained of the amount of family allowances paid to these families in respect of younger children, but clearly the total sum is very samll.