To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of (a) payments under and (b) administration of the Child Trust Fund scheme has been in each year since 2006. (305769)

The annual cost of making child trust fund payments can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ departmental accounts, published annually on the HM Revenue and Customs website. Reports for 2006-07 accounts and subsequent years can be found at:

www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm

The administration costs incurred by HMRC for the Child Trust Fund in 2008-09 and earlier years are set out in table 8 of the 2009 Statistical Report, which is available at:

www.hmrc.gov.uk/ctf