Darling on benefits data scandal

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling made a statement to parliament on Tuesday after the chairman of the Revenue and Customs tax authority resigned following a breach of benefits data security.

Below are highlights from the session:

FROM PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

DARLING: INFO MISLAID ON ALL UK CHILD BENEFIT RECIPIENTS

"I believe the information includes all recipients of child benefits. We assume that all the information is out there, not just that from Scotland, Wales and England."

EDWARD LEIGH, CHAIR, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

"The Comptroller Auditor General specifically asked that all bank account details and personal details should be removed before they were sent."

GEORGE OSBORNE, CONSERVATIVE TREASURY SPOKESMAN

Osborne described it as a "catastrophic mistake".