Question to the HM Treasury:
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.
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.