Written question asked by Tom Greatrex (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2012. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 on behalf of the Treasury.

Child Benefit: Rutherglen

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency are currently in receipt of child benefit.

Answer: There are 13,705 families in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency currently in receipt of child benefit.This information is published in the HMRC publication 'Child Benefit Statistics Geographical analysis at Country, Region, Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency levels'. Information for August 2011 can be found at:"http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/child_benefit/chb-geog-aug11.pdf"Table 6 has this information by Westminster parliamentary constituency.

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