§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much his Department gained for income support claimants in maintenance payments from absent parents in the last year before responsibility was transferred to the Child Support Agency.
§ Mr. ScottThe total amount of maintenance obtained through DSS action for income support claimants in 1992–93 was £220 million.
Records of maintenance payments from liable relatives kept during the last year before responsibility for child maintenance was transferred to the Child Support Agency do not distinguish between payments from absent parents, spouses and the sponsors of immigrants.