Family Credit

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 March 1991.

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Photo of Mr Alan Amos Mr Alan Amos , Hexham 12:00, 4 March 1991

I congratulate my hon. Friend on being able to concentrate more resources on more people who are in real need. Will he consider the merit of abolishing child benefit and using the money to target more help to more people through that mechanism instead of giving over £1 billion to people who are very wealthy and do not need child benefit?