§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) fathers and (b) mothers claim child benefit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation available relates to men and women rather than fathers and mothers—child benefit is sometimes claimed by someone other than the parent, for example a grandparent. In Great Britain at 31 December 1987, about 135,000 child benefit claimants were men and about 6,545,000 claimants were women.
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§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the rate of child benefit in 1979; and by what percentage the rate has increased between April 1979 and April 1988.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe April 1979 rate of child benefit was £4.00; the increase in the rate between that date and April 1988 was 81.3 per cent.