§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will withdraw child benefit from families earning more than £30,000 per annum.
§ Mr. NewtonWe have no plans to do so.
§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many families in the United Kingdom are eligible to receive child benefit; and how many actually claim it.
§ Mr. NewtonAt December 1983, 7.1 million families were receiving child benefit for some 12.9 million children. The take-up of this benefit is virtually 100 per cent.