That this House deplores the continuing problems at the Child Support Agency; notes the recent resignation of Doug Smith, the CSA's former Chief Executive; recognises that since May 2003 the Government has consistently refused to set a date for when old cases will be transferred to the new system; is concerned that hundreds of thousands of children are missing out on money to which they are entitled; believes that sorting out the current problems would be a vital step in tackling child poverty; agrees with the Prime Minister that the current performance of the Agency is unacceptable; notes that Ministers continue to fail to acknowledge their role in the current problems and accept responsibility; and calls on Ministers to set out a timetable for action, including a full response to the recent recommendations of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, so that people can understand when the problems will be eliminated.

That this House deplores the continuing problems at the Child Support Agency; notes the recent resignation of Doug Smith, the CSA's former Chief Executive; recognises that since May 2003 the Government has consistently refused to set a date for when old cases will be transferred to the new system; is...

That this House deplores the continuing computer problems at the Child Support Agency, which have left approximately a million cases waiting to be transferred to the new scheme; acknowledges both the sense of injustice felt by those parents waiting to be reassessed and the needs of their children; notes that Doug Smith, the Chief Executive of the CSA, told the Select Committee on Work and Pensions in July that 'the software needed to do bulk conversions ... was intended to be available to us around the autumn of this year. It is now clear that that will not be available ... until the spring of next year'; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to confirm that there will be no further delays, that the software will indeed be available to the CSA by next spring, and to set a date for the transfer of old cases to the new scheme.

That this House deplores the continuing computer problems at the Child Support Agency, which have left approximately a million cases waiting to be transferred to the new scheme; acknowledges both the sense of injustice felt by those parents waiting to be reassessed and the needs of their children; notes that...