HC Deb 13 July 1993 vol 228 cc482-4W
Sir David Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to change the process of maintenance allowance assessments to ensure that mothers who are out of work and wishing to receive an assessment do not have to wait longer than mothers who are in work.

Mr. Burt

[pursuant to his reply, 6 July 1993, column 125]: The following information was incorrect:

The Child Support Agency is introducing the new child support maintenance arrangements from scratch and it would have been unrealistic to take on cases over a four-year period.

The Correct information is as follows:

The Child Support Agency is introducing the new child support maintenance arrangements from scratch and it would have been unrealistic to take on all cases immediately. Take-on will therefore be phased over a four-year period.