§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the total cost of child allowances in the current financial year.
§ Mr. NewtonThe estimated total cost of child benefit in 1984–85 is £4,291 million. Information about the cost of each social security benefit over a nine-year period is provided in table 2.12 of the Government's public expenditure White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1984#3x2013;85 to 1986–87", (Cmnd. 9143, Vol. II, page 82).