§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to his Department of administering Child Benefit was(a) in total and (b) per claimant in the last year for which figures are available. [158077]
§ Dawn PrimaroloChild Benefit is administered by the Child Benefit Office which only became a part of the Inland Revenue on 1 April 2003 so figures for a full year are not available.