§ Mr. Denis MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases are being dealt with by the Child Support Agency; and how many cases were received in each of the last five years. [88156]
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§ Malcolm WicksThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Doug Smith to Mr. Murphy, dated December 2002:
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in replying to your recent parliamentary questions about the Child Support Agency promised a substantive reply from me.
You ask how many cases are being dealt with by the Child Support Agency; and how many cases were received in each of the last five years.
At the end of November 2002 the Agency's live and assessed case load is 1,088,920.
The total new intake is:
at 31 March 1998 581,815 1999 594,805 2000 369,226 2001 303,797 2002 365,414 to end November 2002 219,103