Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mildred Gordon (Labour), on Thursday, 25 November 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 76 members in total.

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ABOLITION OF CHILD SUPPORT ACT 1991

That this House regards the Child Support Act 1991 as a failure, believes that its effect upon single mothers on income support and on second families is injurious, that many women on income support have been left worse off through loss of passported benefits and that single mothers have been intimidated to authorise the Agency to pursue fathers upon pain of losing benefit; and further believes that the imposition of new high bills on fathers of second families is grossly unfair and a serious poverty trap, that the overwhelming amount of money paid over to the Treasury instead of to families is grossly immoral and is in fact a secret tax; and therefore calls for the abolition of the Child Support Act and Agency and for a simpler replacement system to be instituted which will ensure that court maintenance orders are enforced and actually benefit women and their children.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ABOLITION OF CHILD SUPPORT ACT 1991 (99A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Frank Cook (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 29 November 1993. It has been signed by 7 members in total.

after 'Agency,' insert, 'as it currently operates,'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

99 

99A1 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Children Child Support Agency Maintenance Lone parents

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk