§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of fathers who are liable to pay maintenance to their wives or former partners for their children actually do so.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardInformation about fathers is not available in the precise form requested. However, at May 1989, the latest date for which this information is available, 23 per cent. of lone mothers receiving income support were receiving maintenance payments.