Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in England claim child benefit for (a) their birth child or the birth child of their partner, (b) their foster child, (c) their adopted child and (d) the child of a friend or relative that they look after, whether under a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or an informal arrangement.

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.