(2) in respect of how many Czech children living in the Czech Republic UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(3) in respect of how many Hungarian children living in Hungary UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(4) in respect of how many Estonian children living in Estonia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(5) in respect of how many Latvian children living in Latvia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(6) in respect of how many Lithuanian children living in Lithuania UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(7) in respect how many Slovakian children living in Slovakia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available;
(8) in respect of how many Slovenian children living in Slovenia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.
Around 7.5 million families are currently claiming child benefit for around 13 million children.
At the end of December 2007, there were around 21,000 ongoing awards to A8 nationals recorded as receiving child benefit for around 34,000 children living in another EEA member state. This equates to around a quarter of a per cent. of all child benefit awards.
The breakdown by nationality is as follows but these disaggregated numbers are only estimates and should be used with caution.
Country Number of awards at 31 December 2007 Number of children included in awards Czech Republic 102 160 Estonia 9 15 Hungary 38 64 Latvia 192 255 Lithuania 482 714 Poland 19,054 31,399 Slovakia 951 1,667 Slovenia 2 2
The other information requested is not available in the format requested or is available only at disproportionate cost.
For information relating to claims from nationals of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia for children resident in another EEA country, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) earlier today (183706). At the end of December 2007, there were 13 ongoing awards to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals for 14 children living in another EEA country broken down by nationality as follows:
Country Number of awards at 31 December 2007 Number of children included in awards Bulgaria 9 9 Romania 4 5