§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo 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 between 1989–90 to 1990–91 uprated according to the statutory formula.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe costs would be about £345 million gross and £260 million net.