HC Deb 19 June 1997 vol 296 cc287-8W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her answer of 3 June,Official Report, columns 143–44, on the level of compliance with CSA maintenance assessments, what plans she has to review the operational effectiveness of the Child Support Agency; if she will undertake an investigation into (a) the types of case which are most likely to result in zero compliance and (b) the methods employed by the CSA to enforce compliance against those absent parents who have only ever made limited or zero contributions to their children's maintenance; what assessment she has made into the proportion of full compliance cases in which there was an existing maintenance agreement between the parents; and if she will make a statement on the effectiveness of the system of interim maintenance assessments adopted by the CSA.[4231]

Mr. Bradley

We intend to look closely at all aspects of the Child Support Agency to ensure that it provides an efficient and effective service. Children are entitled to the support of both parents wherever they live.

We expect the Agency to provide an efficient and effective service to all its clients.