§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost in a full financial year of raising child benefit by (a) 6 per cent. and (b) in line with the rise in tax thresholds.
§ Mr. WhitneyIt would cost £200 million to raise child benefit by 6 per cent. and £320 million to raise it in line with the percentage increase in the married man's tax allowance announced in the Budget statement.