§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 718–19, if he will now instruct the court service to begin to collate information of the number of cases where parents with care have been imprisoned following non-compliance with a contact order made under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. [17774]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansNo. On any item of legislation there is a profusion of information which it may or may not be useful to collect. The collection of statistical information places considerable demands on the time and resources of the Court Service, and thus must focus on the areas of central importance. My answer of 23 February gives details of the statistics collected on contact orders and other section 8 orders.
§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 718–19, what plans his Department has to monitor (a) the workings of the Children Act 1989 and (b) legal cases arising from section 8 orders under the Children Act 1989. [17775]
§ Mr. EvansI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 February 1996,Official Report, column 323.