HC Deb 03 July 1998 vol 315 c312W
Ms Beverley Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of the Child Support Agency's resources are devoted to collecting maintenance. [48828]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Due to the complexity of the current child support arrangements, approximately 90 per cent. of the Agency's resources are spent on assessing maintenance and keeping cases up to date. This leaves only about 10 per cent. spent on debt management and enforcing child support liability.