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Mr. Peter Bottomley
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the percentage increase in child benefit between April 1979 and November 1982.
Mr. Newton
46·25 per cent.
Mr. Squire
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the cost of each £1 increase in child benefit in 1983–84.
Mr. Newton
Approximately £550 million.