HC Deb 05 November 2001 vol 374 cc3-4W
Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the CSA is owed in unpaid maintenance. [11584]

Malcolm Wicks

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Doug Smith to Mr. Colin Pickthall, dated 1 November 2001I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the Child Support Agency. You asked how much the CSA is owed in unpaid maintenance. The amount of maintenance that is owed as at year ending March 2001 is £527.80million. In the year 2000/2001 our target was to reduce the amount of outstanding debt by 25% We met that target and have set ourselves the same challenge for 2001/2002.