House of Commons
Tabled 25 July 2019
2017-19 Session
2017-19 Session
That this House recognises the shortcomings of the Child Maintenance Service, which are impacting on parents with care, non-resident parents and children; notes the increase of maintenance arrears to £973 million in March 2019, which stems from a culture of inaction on enforcement; further notes that children living in single parent families are almost twice as likely to live in poverty as children in two-parent families; opposes the 4 per cent maintenance tax on parents with care, who are liable even if they are the victim of domestic abuse or if their ex-partner has a proven record of non-payment; further recognises the low standard of customer service experienced by all parents, including the lack of consistency, different advice being provided by different caseworkers and the lack of detailed written communication; and calls on the Government to conduct a root-and-branch review of the Child Maintenance Service that tackles those issues to ensure that the system supports children's welfare.
Signatures (23)
1
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Primary
2
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
3
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
4
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
5
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
6
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Kerr, Stephen
Conservative
25 July 2019
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
25 July 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
01 August 2019
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
01 August 2019
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
23 August 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
03 September 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
03 September 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
04 September 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
05 September 2019
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
05 September 2019
Hayes, Helen
Labour
09 September 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
09 September 2019