§ Mr. WicksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate by how much child benefit would rise if the savings from the abolition of the married couples allowance and additional personal allowance were added to child benefit.
§ Sir George YoungMarried couples allowances and the additional personal allowance have not been abolished. If these allowances were abolished in 1995–96 and the savings added to child benefit, the child benefit rate could be increased by £6.30. This assumes no compensating increases in the income support and family credit child allowances.