Child Benefit (Hansard, 10 February 1989)

HC Deb 10 February 1989 vol 146 c859W 859W

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his total provision for child benefit for 1988–89 and each of the next three years at constant 1987–88 prices.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
[holding answer 24 January 1989]: The amounts are shown in the following table and are derived from the cash figures shown in table 15.1 of the 1989 public expenditure White Paper (Cm. 615).

Financial year £ million

1988–89 4,256

1989–90 4,065

1990–91 ¹4,200

1991–92 ¹4,200

¹ These figures are rounded to the nearest 100 million, in line with the convention in successive public expenditure White Papers.

Financial year	£ million
1988–89	4,256
1989–90	4,065
1990–91	¹4,200
1991–92	¹4,200
¹ These figures are rounded to the nearest 100 million, in line with the convention in successive public expenditure White Papers.