HC Deb 13 February 1992 vol 203 cc609-11W
Ms. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much all donors are contributing to the World bank and social fund to mitigate the social impact of economic reform in Egypt.

means that the current level of overall expenditure on families with children is now greater than it would have been if we had simply uprated child benefit each year after 1987 in line with inflation.

Sir Ian Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures showing child benefit plus the national insurance long-term addition for children of(a) widows and (b) invalidity pensioners, at current and at 1991 prices, and as percentages of gross average earnings and average earnings net of income tax and national insurance contributions, in each year since 1979.

Mr. Scott

The figures, which are the same for widows and invalidity pensioners, are in the table:

Mrs. Chalker

We understand that the following pledges have been made to the social fund project in the Arab Republic of Egypt, in addition to an International Development Association loan of SDR105 million—$140 million—approved in June 1991:

Donors $ million
European Community 140
USAID 55
Arab Fund 50
Donors $ million
Kuwait Fund 50
Aub Dhabi Fund 50
Switzerland 30
Germany 30
Denmark 10
Canada 10
France 10
Sweden 10
Netherlands 6
Austria 5
UNDP 4
Norway 2
Total (including IDA) 602