§ Mr. LeighTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he intends that existing clients of the Child Support Agency will be invited to consider making an application for a variation of their maintenance assessment under the new departures scheme. [16608]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTwo hundred and seventy-three thousand of the Child Support Agency's clients have already been invited to apply for a variation of their maintenance assessment under the new departures scheme. The agency expects to be in a position to contact all remaining clients to invite them to apply by April of this year.