Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Timms and Kieran Mullan

Monday 27th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Sir Stephen Timms]

As I said to the hon. Member, we did hit the 90% target last month. That reflects a steady improvement over the last few months. We are also introducing a new online evidence portal to improve evidence gathering, in particular from schools and people in education professions. That will also reduce delays, and we plan to roll that out fully in autumn. We are on the case and making significant improvements.

[Dr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)]

7. Whether he plans to introduce curfew orders for parents who are non-compliant with child maintenance payments.