Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much is owed in outstanding arrears under the child maintenance service in (a) Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, and (c) Scotland.
As of the end of March 2020, across the whole of Great Britain, a total of £3.6 billion maintenance has been arranged through the Child Maintenance Service since its inception in 2012.
The total amount of arrears for Child Maintenance Service in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, North Lanarkshire and Scotland in March 2020 are given in the following table:
Total amount of arrears for Child Maintenance Service, March 2020
| Total arrears (£) |
|
|
Scotland | 24,019,000 |
North Lanarkshire | 1,752,000 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | 460,000 |
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Source: Child Maintenance Group administrative data
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