Child Benefit

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 April 1991.

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Photo of Mr Geoffrey Lofthouse Mr Geoffrey Lofthouse , Pontefract and Castleford 12:00, 18 April 1991

Does the Minister appreciate that when the Chancellor recently increased child benefit by 25p for second and subsequent children, his generosity was not appreciated by the country because people would like him to explain what that 25p will buy in terms of food and clothing for children?