Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nigel Huddleston and Kit Malthouse

Thursday 28th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Kit Malthouse]

I do not, no. We are making sure that work coaches at the frontline are able to offer and manually introduce a split payment when it is appropriate. The one thing that all of us who have been involved in work on domestic violence know is that it is critical that the victim is in control—that they have control of their own destiny and make decisions about what is in their best interests. If a split payment is appropriate, we will provide it.

[Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)]

4. What steps she is taking to tackle maternity discrimination.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nigel Huddleston and Kit Malthouse

Monday 21st May 2018 Commons Chamber

[Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)]

A number of my constituents have reported difficulty with the Child Maintenance Service on issues such as undeclared income and missing payments. What is being done to ensure that complaints about the CMS are dealt with in a timely manner?

[Kit Malthouse]

It is typical of my hon. Friend that the welfare of children in his constituency should be uppermost in his mind. As I said previously, we are putting significant extra resources into the financial investigations unit and into making sure we are able to track down as much of the income as possible of parents who should be paying for their children. I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that I recently instituted monthly meetings with the Child Maintenance Service to ensure that it lives up to the high standards of customer service that we expect.