Mr. Robert G. HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in what circumstances a deduction from earnings order is imposed by the Child Support Agency. [16388]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellDeductions from earnings orders are used only as a last resort. They are an important method for securing compliance where it has not proved possible to get absent parents to pay maintenance fully and regularly. Nearly 38,000 deductions from earnings orders have been issued since April 1995. This is a significant increase on the 1994–95 total of 32,027.