§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the entire sum saved by abolishing the married man's allowance and replacing it by a single person's allowance were devoted to an increase in child benefit including benefit for the first child of all families, what would be the increase in child benefit per week.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe saving for 1977–78, assuming the full implementation of the Budget proposals, from abolishing the married man's allowance and replacing it by a single person's allowance would be about £1,800 million. This would enable an increase of approximately £3 per week to be made in child benefit for all children.