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1027701

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) inaccurate maintenance assessments and (b) incorrect maintenance adjustments were made to Child Support Agency schemes in (i) 1993 and (ii) 2003; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 16:07:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1027702

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in cash terms is owed in Child Support Agency schemes arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>£3,506 million is owned in cash terms in Child Support Agency scheme arrears. This is all arrears including Child Support Agency arrears that have already been transitioned to the Child Maintenance Service.</p><p> </p><p>This figure is published as part of the ‘1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes – Client Funds Account 2017/18’ which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts</a></p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 15:42:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1027703

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in cash terms has been written off in Child Support Agency schemes arrears in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As write off of Child Support Agency schemes arrears began in April 2012, there is not yet 10 years of data available.</p><p /><p>Between April 2012 and March 2013 £1,133,000 was written off in Child Support Agency arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The amount written off in Child Support Agency arrears has been published for each year since April 2013 - March 2014 as part of the Child Maintenance: Client Fund Accounts which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 15:17:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1027715

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long her Department keeps its recordings of telephone conversations.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Telephone call recordings are retained for as long as there is a business requirement, this varies depending on the nature of the call.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 15:32:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1027716

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Independent Case Examiner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases submitted to her Department's Independent Case Examiner were upheld in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below details the number of complaints either partially or fully upheld in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reporting Year</p></td><td><p>Partially upheld</p></td><td><p>Fully upheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19*</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Figures up to 30 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 10:33:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1027719

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Child Support Agency: Misconduct
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of misconduct in public office have been brought against the Child Support Agency; and how many of those cases were upheld.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We are not able to provide the data requested as the question relates to a specific criminal offence and is not something which is recorded by either Casework or on the HR systems.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 13:08:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028499

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place to ensure that an individual who is serving in the armed forces is aware that the Child Maintenance Service is investigating a case relating to them; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>After an initial application is received Child maintenance Group (CMG) will attempt to locate the non-resident parent (NRP). If they are in the Armed Forces a phone call will be made and a letter will be sent to where they are based informing them that they have been named in a case and asking them to contact CMG. Only if CMG receives no cooperation or contact from the NRP will a Deduction from Earnings Request (DER) be considered. If CMG know that the NRP is in the Armed Forces, CMG will contact the Armed Forces Liaison Officer to check whether the non-resident parent is on active service. If the NRP is on active service and NOT in a warzone a DER will be issued. If the NRP is in a warzone, collection action is suspended, DER action halted and the case is reviewed every 3 months. All DER requests are sent to a central MoD address.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/01/2019 13:17:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028501

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances his Department reveals to a third party that an individual is receiving a war disablement pension.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department only releases information to a third party in line with Data Protection Legislation.</p><p>In regard to War Disablement Pensions, disclosure to other Government Departments, local authorities and other public bodies can be made under Schedule 2, Paragraph 5 of the Data Protection Act 2018. As War Disablement Pensions can affect other Social Security Benefits, the legislation allowing the sharing of personal information for state benefit and war pension purposes is Section 3 of the Social Security Act 1998. This legislation can be found on the Gov.UK website at the following link - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14</p><p>Additionally, information is shared with third parties at the request of the claimant themselves, either in the form of authority for representation, or written authority.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/01/2019 15:18:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028502

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides assistance to (a) serving and (b) retired personnel when they are in dispute with the Child Maintenance Service.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes its duties in facilitating the recovery of child support maintenance very seriously. The MOD has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to facilitate the direct deduction of child maintenance payments from the pay of non-resident parents who are Service personnel, where it is appropriate to do so.</p><p>Where a parent asks the CMS to help obtain appropriate child support from a Service person, the MOD will assist the CMS in engaging with the Service person and will implement a Deduction from Earnings Request submitted by the CMS, where it is appropriate to do so. This mechanism can also be applied to applicable Service pensions and civilian pay.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Ministry of Defence to intervene in disputes between Service personnel or veterans and the CMS. Detailed guidance on the CMS complaints process, mandatory reconsiderations and appeals is published at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646116/if-you-are-unhappy-cms.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/01/2019 15:11:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028503

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases from the (a) 1993 and (b) 2003 Child Support Agency schemes remain open.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the caseload of the Child Support Agency split by scheme are published in Table 1 of the Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: September 2018 statistics available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-september-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/01/2019 13:01:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning