HMG recently stated that the personal details of 25,000,000 people who received Child Benefit had been lost - this data included Bank details.
If there are 25 million receiving benefit then there are at least 25 million children out there - total 50 million people so far.
The latest estimate for the total population of the UK gives a total population in mid 2006 of 60,587,000
Thus, if the Child Benefit claimant is the Mother and there is only one child, there are only 10,587,000 people out there to be Husbands/Partners; Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Maiden Aunts, Spinsters, Bachelors etc.
The only way the sums would work out is if the data lost was the personal details of EVERY PERSON WHO HAS EVER CLAIMED CHILD BENEFIT SINCE ITS INCEPTION
Its really quite pleasant here in France.