§ Mr. HoltTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in respect of how many children child benefit is being paid; how many reside in households with an income in excess of £20,000 per annum; and how many reside in households with an income below £10,000 per annum.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of children in respect of whom child benefit was in payment at 31 December 1987 is 12,015,000. A breakdown showing estimates of the distribution of gross incomes of recipient families in 1988–89 was given in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Pembroke (Mr. Bennett) on 17 June 1988 at columns371–72.