HC Deb 06 July 1994 vol 246 cc225-6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the estimate for the Doncaster and Mexborough areas of(a) the number of absent parents who have been assessed by the Child Support Agency and (b) the proportion of those who have made payments as a result of such assessment.

Mr. Burt

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for Ros Hepplewhite, the chief executive. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Ros Hepplewhite to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 6 July 1994: I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the number of people assessed by the Child Support Agency, and the number of people paying child maintenance. To the end of April 1994, 225,600 absent parents had been assessed by the Agency. I regret that a breakdown of those assessed in the Doncaster and Mexborough areas is not available. With regard to how many absent parents are paying, the Child Support Computer System records client's details on an individual case by case basis, and it is not configured to produce information on the total number of absent parents paying maintenance. I am sorry that I cannot be more helpful.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) deductions from earnings orders, (b) poindings and warrant sales and (c) arrestments of bank and building society accounts the Child Support Agency has pursued in Scotland; and what amounts of money have been recovered in each case.

Mr. Burt

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for Ros Hepplewhite, the chief executive. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Ros Hepplewhite to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 6 July 1994: I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the deductions from earnings orders issued by the Child Support Agency; the number of poindings and warrant sales pursued; and number of arrestments of bank and building society accounts. To the end of April 1994, deductions from earnings orders had been carried out in 3,800 cases. I regret that a figure for Scotland is not available separately. It is not possible to provide details of the amount of money collected as this is not identified separately from other receipts. To the same date, the Agency has pursued no poindings and warrant sales, nor arrestments of bank and building society accounts.