§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many deductions from earnings orders have been served in the last 12 months by each of the Child Support Agency offices.
§ Mr. BurtThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for Miss Ann Chant, the chief executive. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Ann Chant to Mr. John Spellar, dated 29 November 1994:
623WI am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the number of deductions from earnings orders that have been served in the last 12 months by each of the Child Support Agency offices.During 1993–94, 2,600 deductions from earnings orders (DEOs) were issued. In the first year of the Agency's operations, this information was collected on a national basis only, and cannot be broken down by month or by regional centre.Between April and September 1994, a further 11,470 DEOs were issued, split between the Agency's regional centres as follows:
Number Belfast 2,006 Birkenhead 1,981 Dudley 1,296 Falkirk 2,162 Hastings 2,323 Plymouth 1,702 I hope that this reply is helpful.