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Mr. McKay
asked the Minister of National Insurance if she will give an estimate of the cost of giving 2s. 6d. extra to each child who now receives the family allowance, after allowing for the new proposals which give the extra 2s. 6d. to the children of the unemployed and the sick, and the widows.
Dr. Summerskill
The net additional cost would be about £30 million a year.