§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will take steps to revise the current provisions in the Child Support Act 1991 to enable capital settlements to be taken into account in future in the assessments made to determine the financial liability of separated parents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BurtI refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave to the hon. Member for Lewisham, East (Mrs Prentice) on 6 December 1993 at column109.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many representations he has received to date complaining that capital settlements are not taken into account in determining the liability of separated parents in the child support legislation.
§ Mr. BurtMinisters have received representations from hon. Members, organisations and members of the public about various aspects of the child support scheme. Information about how many refer to a particular aspect is not available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.