HC Deb 15 March 1993 vol 221 c121W
23. Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress he has made in setting up the Child Support Agency.

Mr. Burt

I am pleased to report that excellent progress has been made. The Child Support Agency will begin operations on 5 April as planned. Operating within the framework of the Child Support Act, the agency will provide a clear focus for the assessment, collection, and enforcement of maintenance payment, and ensure that many more parents meet their responsibility to maintain their children.

25. Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what long-term savings he expects as a result of the operation of the Child Support Agency.

Mr. Burt

We expect that, in the long term, absent parents will contribute around £600 million to the maintenance of their children, a cost currently borne by tax payers.

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