Diana Organ: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many liability orders were placed on members of the armedforces by the Child Support Agency in each month since July 2002. [123931]Mr. Pond: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to thehon. Member.Letter from Doug Smith to Diana Organ, dated July 2003:The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in replying to your recent parliamentary question about the Child Support Agencypromised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.You ask how many liability orders were placed on members of the armed forces by the Child Support Agency in each month since July2002.We have not placed any liability orders on members of the armed forces. We have however made deduction of earnings requests inrespect of members of the armed forces.We do not have the information to provide a monthly breakdown. As at 28 February 2003 the Agency had made just under 3,000 deductionof earnings requests. I do not have the figures relating to periods after February 2003.