§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in what percentage of cases relating to Child Support the Child Support Agency has made an error in(a) January 1997, (b) January 2000 and (c) January 2004; and if he will make a statement. [177452]
§ Mr. PondThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon Member with the information requested.
Letter from Elaine Fox to Miss Anne McIntosh, dated 17 June 2004:
In reply to your recent Parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive. As he is currently on leave I am replying on his behalf.
You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what percentage of cases relating to Child Support the Child Support Agency has made an error in (a) January 1997, (b) January 2000 and (c) January 2004; and if he will make a statement.
The Agency does not hold statistically valid information for the percentages of cases where the Agency has made errors in the months quoted in the question.