§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be(a) the gross and (b) the net cost of raising child benefit in a full financial year in line with the rise in tax thresholds in 1989–90 uprated according to the statutory formula.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that the information requested is not available. The general index of retail prices for December 1988, on which the calculations would be based, has not yet been published.