§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases have been dealt with by the Child Support Agency in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. [170481]
§ Mr. SpellarOver the last two years the Child Support Agency's (CSA) live load has consisted of 33,000 cases, representing some 50,000 children.
In order to maintain the existing caseload and administer new applications in each of the last two years 1533W the CSA has carried out the following activities:
Case activities 2002–03 2003–04 Applications cleared (in year) 8,703 8,184 Change of circumstances processed 13,972 12,803 Account inquiries handled 52,424 51,410 Cases requiring debt management 12,129 13,594 The total child support maintenance collected by the Agency in each of the last two years is as follows:
Collections(£) 2002–03 12,520,000 2003–04 12,645,000