§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will specify the extra help for disabled children in the new child benefit scheme as stated in Item 13 of Annex II of the recent letter of his to the hon. Member for Belfast, West.
§ Mr. CarterThere is no specific provision for extra help for disabled children under the child benefit scheme. It is regretted that the letter of 9th January 1978 from my noble Friend the Minister of State may have given the contrary impression, but it was intended to emphasise that the further help given to all children by the child benefit scheme included disabled children.