§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on his policy for the uprating of child benefit in the light of the decisions of his review of social security.
§ Mr. NewtonThe future level of child benefit will be determined, uprating by uprating, according to all the circumstances at the appropriate time, including, in particular, the pattern of family support as a whole and the needs of families on low incomes.