§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, on the same basis as his reply to the hon. Member for Pembroke (Mr. Bennett), 7 June 1988,Official Report, columns 521–22, the total amount of child benefit, together with the number of families a nd children in respect of which it is paid, and the percentage which each figure represents for the income bands (a) under £5,000, (b) £5,000 to £10,000, (c) £10,000 to £15,000, (d) £15,000 to £20,000, (e) £20,000 to £25,000, (f) £25,000 to £50,000, (g) £50,000 to £100,000 and (h) £100,000 and over.
§ Mr. JackInformation about incomes of families receiving child benefit is not routinely collected. The following estimates of the gross incomes of recipient families in 1991–92 are therefore made on the basis of sample survey data which are subject to normal sampling and response variation.
§ Miss WiddecombeUnemployed part-time students can receive income support provided they are prepared to terminate the course if a job vacancy arises, and they meet the basic conditions of entitlement to benefit. That is for a fit person of working age to e available for and actively seeking employment