To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of increasing child benefit for the first child by (a) £1, (b) £1.50, (c) £2, (d) £2.50, (e) £3, (f) £3.50 and (g) £4 per week above indexation in 2010-11 in each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of increasing child benefit for the first child by (a) £1, (b) £1.50, (c) £2, (d) £2.50, (e) £3, (f) £3.50 and (g) £4 per week above indexation in 2010-11 in each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to which partner child benefit is payable in circumstances where a member of the armed forces and his wife are posted overseas while in receipt of child benefit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to which partner child benefit is payable in circumstances where a member of the armed forces and his wife are posted overseas while in receipt of child benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of (a) the state pension, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) income support, (d) disability living allowance, (e) attendance allowance, (f) child benefit and (g) carer's allowance are receiving their payments via the Department's cheque-based service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of (a) the state pension, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) income support, (d) disability living allowance, (e) attendance allowance, (f) child benefit and (g) carer's allowance are receiving their payments via the Department's cheque-based service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women who had opted to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions and who left paid employment for more than two years because of childcare responsibilities had to make a claim for home responsibilities protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women who had opted to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions and who left paid employment for more than two years because of childcare responsibilities had to make a claim for home responsibilities protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 105W, on Home Responsibilities Protection, in which year the special insert was placed in child benefit books.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 105W, on Home Responsibilities Protection, in which year the special insert was placed in child benefit books.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure that people whose national insurance contributions are interrupted receive information about home responsibility protection; and what estimate he has made of the level of take-up of home responsibility protection amongst eligible carers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure that people whose national insurance contributions are interrupted receive information about home responsibility protection; and what estimate he has made of the level of take-up of home responsibility protection amongst eligible carers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child benefit claims have been received in (a) total and (b) via the electronic claim process since the launch of the child benefit electronic claim form; and how many claims proved to be successful. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child benefit claims have been received in (a) total and (b) via the electronic claim process since the launch of the child benefit electronic claim form; and how many claims proved to be successful. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Department has drafted a letter for child benefit claimants regarding the legal obligation to ensure their children attend school; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to leaflet from the Dept for Education and Skills...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Department has drafted a letter for child benefit claimants regarding the legal obligation to ensure their children attend school; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to leaflet from the Dept for Education and Skills...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter to be sent to child benefit customers on 28th October informing them of their options for receiving benefit from April 2003. - Includes fact that copy has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter to be sent to child benefit customers on 28th October informing them of their options for receiving benefit from April 2003. - Includes fact that copy has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his letter of 5th July to members of the committee that considered the Social Security (Electronic Communication) (Child Benefit) Order 2002, what proportion of downloads of child benefit claim forms from the existing website are made by women;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his letter of 5th July to members of the committee that considered the Social Security (Electronic Communication) (Child Benefit) Order 2002, what proportion of downloads of child benefit claim forms from the existing website are made by women;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the (a) total cost and (b) cost per claimant of administering (i) retirement pension, (ii) winter fuel payments, (iii) free television licences for the over 75s, (iv) minimum income guarantee, (v) child benefit, (vi) family credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the (a) total cost and (b) cost per claimant of administering (i) retirement pension, (ii) winter fuel payments, (iii) free television licences for the over 75s, (iv) minimum income guarantee, (v) child benefit, (vi) family credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of reintroducing (a) lone parent family premium in income support, (b) lone parent rate of child benefit and (c) both of the above at their real level as at April 1997. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of reintroducing (a) lone parent family premium in income support, (b) lone parent rate of child benefit and (c) both of the above at their real level as at April 1997. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the level at which a family premium for families with one or more children under the age of five years could be introduced into the child benefit system by the expenditure of £600 million (a) assuming no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the level at which a family premium for families with one or more children under the age of five years could be introduced into the child benefit system by the expenditure of £600 million (a) assuming no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the proportion of (a) new recipients and (b) existing recipients of each main social security benefit who receive payment by automated credit transfer. - Inc table but not available in the format requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the proportion of (a) new recipients and (b) existing recipients of each main social security benefit who receive payment by automated credit transfer. - Inc table but not available in the format requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will set out the criteria which determine which recipients of child benefit receive letters inviting them to move to four-weekly payment in arrears. - Includes text of letter from Peter Mathison of the Benefits Agency. (Holding answer 22 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will set out the criteria which determine which recipients of child benefit receive letters inviting them to move to four-weekly payment in arrears. - Includes text of letter from Peter Mathison of the Benefits Agency. (Holding answer 22 March...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 1st February, 343 c579W, if he will estimate the yield from tapering away child benefit in the hands of the highest earner in a couple according to the thresholds and tapering mechanism envisaged for children's tax credits, whereby...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 1st February, 343 c579W, if he will estimate the yield from tapering away child benefit in the hands of the highest earner in a couple according to the thresholds and tapering mechanism envisaged for children's tax credits, whereby...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the yield from tapering away child benefit in the hands of the highest earner in a couple according to the thresholds and tapering mechanism envisaged for child tax credits.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the yield from tapering away child benefit in the hands of the highest earner in a couple according to the thresholds and tapering mechanism envisaged for child tax credits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of doubling the rate of child benefit (a) for each child aged under five years and (b) for the youngest child aged under five years, assuming (i) corresponding increases in child rates of means-tested benefits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will estimate the cost of doubling the rate of child benefit (a) for each child aged under five years and (b) for the youngest child aged under five years, assuming (i) corresponding increases in child rates of means-tested benefits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the status is of the recent letter from the Benefits Agency to weekly recipients of child benefit encouraging them to opt for payment by automated credit transfers; and if he will write to all those who opted for automated credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the status is of the recent letter from the Benefits Agency to weekly recipients of child benefit encouraging them to opt for payment by automated credit transfers; and if he will write to all those who opted for automated credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what reasons there is a presumption in benefit regulations that child benefit will normally be paid to a mother. - Inc ref to Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, for what reasons there is a presumption in benefit regulations that child benefit will normally be paid to a mother. - Inc ref to Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.