Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64934

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the collection of late payments by the Child Maintenance Service.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support and the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply. Where parents fail to pa...

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