Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of the administrative burden placed on receiving parents who are required to contact the Child Maintenance Service to pursue unpaid maintenance; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cases involving non-payment are progressed proactively without requiring repeated intervention by receiving parents.

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.