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Mr. Webb
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 4 April 2003, Official Report, column 912W, on the Child Support Agency, how many successful applicants did not name the other parent in a child maintenance case in each calendar year.[109118]
Malcolm Wicks
The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith, and he will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Doug Smith to Mr. Steve Webb, dated 28 April 2003:
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in replying to your recent parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.
You ask pursuant to his answer of 4 April 2003, Official Report, column 912W on the Child Support Agency if he will provide a breakdown for each calendar year of the total number of successful applicants who did not name the other parent in a child maintenance case.
I am able to provide you with approximate figures, which are as follows:
To 31 March
| |
| 1998 | 23,000 |
| 1999 | 22,000 |
| 2000 | 20,000 |
| 2001 | 27,000 |
| 2002 | 14,000 |
| 2003 | 12,000 |
| Total | 118,000 |