Mr. Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will up-date the reply given to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North (Mr. Howell) Official Report, 10th November 1977, columns 199–200, showing all the benefits and allowances, including child benefit and child benefit increase, which include an element for child support, at the rates operative from November 1978, distinguishing between those which are taxable and those which are not.
§ Mr. OrmeFollowing is the information:
add to the answer—Official Report, 21st June, column 221—showing the estimates of increased expenditure on child benefit in Great Britain (a) net of offsets in social 561W security dependants' benefits, and (b) net of reductions in child tax allowances.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettI have been asked to reply. The estimates of increased expenditure on child benefit in Great Britain, net of offsets in social security dependency benefits, remain the same as in the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security on 21st June—[Vol. 952, col. 221.] The reduction of child tax allowances in April 1978 is estimated to yield £310 millions revenue in 1978–79; the withdrawal of these allowances in 1979–80—as announced on 21st July in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Mr. Tierney) will yield a further £440 million.