Graham Brady – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Brady on 2016-02-03.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which EU countries the purchasing power of sterling is currently less than in the UK; and whether the Government has made an assessment of the likelihood that, under proposals for reform of the UK’s relationship with the EU, EU law would require proposed child benefit payment adjustments to be increased in such countries.

Mr David Gauke

Information regarding the purchasing power of the sterling compared with other EU Member States is publically available at the following address:

ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&pcode=tec00120&language=en.

Details of the proposals for child benefit is subject to the ongoing negotiation.