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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill.


Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

I am obviously losing, so I shall stop. I still need to be reassured that the HMRC figure covers all the silos of which I spoke. I am still not sure that the figure arrived at looks at all the bits and pieces of potential sources of income. We are talking about the potential for a variation or appeal application rather than the initial assessment. Maybe I am confusing myself and the Committee and we are getting nowhere fast, but it is very important that we do not simply say that the figure for self-employed people available to the HMRC, which I believe was delivered for a different purpose, is automatically a reflection of the assessment figure to ensure that the child gets all the maintenance to which it is entitled.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
698 c544GC 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Child support Children Cooperation Arrears Child Support Agency Custody Liability Income Maintenance Parents Payments Overseas residence Self-employed Revenue and Customs Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Legislation
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
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