§ Mr. Delwyn Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many child maintenance orders were registered in each category of court in Scotland in respect of domestic proceedings guardianship or care orders;
(2) what were the total arrears of maintenance on all spouse or child maintenance orders registered in each category of court in Scotland at the end of the last audit period;
(3) how many spouse maintenance orders are registered in each category of court in Scotland; and what proportion in each case is currently in arrears;
(4) what is the average amount of all child maintenance orders registered in each category of court in Scotland in respect of domestic proceedings guardianship or care orders;
(5) what is the average amount of all the spouse maintenance orders registered in each category or court in Scotland;
(6) how many current High Court orders in Scotland are in existence for spouse or child maintenance which are not registered in the lower courts.
§ Mr. RifkindThe only maintenance orders registered in Scottish courts are orders from courts abroad registered under the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 and orders from courts in other parts of the United Kingdom registered under the Maintenance Orders
297WAct 1950. With regard to these orders, the information in the form requested is not available without incurring disproportionate cost.