Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department distinguishes between the time taken by the Child Maintenance Service to respond to complaints and the time taken to resolve the underlying maintenance issues; and if he will publish separate performance statistics for both measures.

The Department for Work and Pensions has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.