asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received against an increase in child benefit at least to compensate for inflation.

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the tax and prices index compared with that index adjusted to include child benefit and the previous system of child income support for a two adult family with two children over the age of 11 years.

asked The tax and price index is published in the Monthly Digest of Statistics, copies of which are available in the Library. The second index requested for comparative purposes could not be constructed without disproportionate cost.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from readers of the Daily Star about child benefit.

I will let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.