§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many, and what proportion of, families with children receive more in child benefit than they pay out in income tax.
§ Mr. Norman LamontIt is estimated that, in both 1987–88 and 1988–89, about 2 million families, between a quarter and a third of the total number of families claiming child benefit, will receive more in child benefit than they pay in income tax.