Skip to main content

Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Anthony D Wright (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 24 November 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Child Support Agency

Question
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. During its existence, the CSA collected more than £6 billion, but billions more are still uncollected. Will that debt pass to the new commission, and will the commission's new powers cover that debt, or will it be written off?
Answer

No part of the targets that I have just mentioned, which were set by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, include collecting more of the debt—another £70 million for this year, raising the sum to £1.08 billion in this financial year. The commission's new powers are not in force yet, but we expect it to raise the amount of debt that is collected even further.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
483 c482 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Child Support Agency
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk