HC Deb 27 November 1989 vol 162 cc144-5W
42. Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he has any plans to review the uprating of child benefit.

67. Mr. Doran

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he has any plans to review the uprating of child benefit.

81. Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he has any plans to review the uprating of child benefit.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

I refer the hon. Members to my right hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr. Grant) earlier today.

44. Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the Government's recent decision not to uprate child benefit.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

I refer the hon. and learned Member to the statement which my right hon. Friend made to the House on 25 October at columns 841–69.

58. Mr. Gregory

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many mothers serving prison sentences receive child benefit; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The information is not available and could he obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received about the freezing of child benefit.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

We have received a number of representations from organisations and individuals expressing a variety of views.