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Written question asked by Peter Grant (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 4 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 September 2018 (named day). It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Monday, 10 September 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Children: Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents are in maintenance arrears through the Child Maintenance Service; how many of those non-resident parents are in the Glenrothes constituency; and how much money is outstanding in those arrears.

Answer

The number of non-resident parents that are in maintenance arrears through the Child Maintenance Service is published in Table 7: of The Child Maintenance Statistics, available on line at; https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-mar-2018-experimental

The department does hold data on the amount of money which is outstanding in such cases. However this information is not routinely collated at constituency level and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.

You may also be interested in the Child Maintenance Service Statistics: Regional Tables which are published quarterly at the link above. These tables contain the number of parents using the service and measures of compliance for the Collect and Pay service at local authority level.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170374
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Arrears Maintenance Glenrothes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk