§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services further to his reply to the honourable Member for North Norfolk dated 23rd June 1977, column 485, if he will publish a similar
£ million 1976–77 1977–78 Child tax allowances (for 1976–77 net of yield from tax and clawback on family allowances and child interim benefit) 1,180 870 Family allowances and child interim benefit 548 — Child benefit — 889† Family income supplement 17 22 Free welfare milk 17 21 Free school meals—remission of charges* 29 44 Child dependancy additions to recipients of national insurance benefits 257 265 Child dependancy additions to recipients of other social security benefits. In respect of supplementary benefits this is the estimated amount included in the assessment, offset by the national insurance dependancy additions and family allowances/child benefit in payment 160 170† 2,208 2,281 * Does not include any estimate of the cost of the general subsidy on school meals. † In my reply to the hon. Member on 23rd June 1977—[Vol. 933, c. 485]—the net additional cost of child benefit was given. In comparing the two years it would be more appropriate to compare the gross cost of family allowance and child benefit and the 1977–78 figure is now given as a gross basis. The value of the child dependency additions in 1977–78 has also been revised.