§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many tenants in(a) the public and (b) the private sectors are in receipt of housing benefit; what percentage this is of the total number of tenants in each sector; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures into district council areas or other geographical area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HagueThe available information is in the table.
Support Agency and (b) indicating that the contact with such children by absent parents will be diminished by the present system of assessing maintenance payments;
(4) what representations he has received indicating that the work of the Child Support Agency is prompting some persons into voluntarily giving up work; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HagueMinisters have received representations from hon. Members, organisations and members of the public about various aspects of the child support scheme. Information about which representations refer to a particular aspect is not available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.