§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)My right honourable friend the Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The Child Benefit Bill, introduced to Parliament on 13 December, will enable the Treasury to lay regulations prescribing the conditions under which young people aged 16 and over qualify for child benefit. Draft regulations and a supplementary regulatory impact assessment are published today, to indicate how the Treasury intends to use the powers provided by the Bill. Copies are available from the Vote Office, the Library of the House and the HM Treasury website.