Andrew Western corrected the Commons record on Child Maintenance Service

18 May 2026 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Work and Pensions

Andrew Western made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 18 May 2026. The figure £80,000 in the original became £30,000 in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

I thank the Minister for this and previous answers on the CMS. I hear the Government saying “when time allows”, but this really is important for the families who have suffered for too many years. My constituent, for example, has successfully appealed at tribunal, with both the judge and the Child Maintenance Service agreeing that the parent’s declared income did not reflect their true earnings, and arrears were awarded. Yet after receiving a substantial redundancy payment and despite holding significant assets, including property and substantial pension investments, no maintenance is being paid, and enforcement has not taken place. Does the Minister accept that this exposes a gap in how redundancy payments are treated by the CMS and the wider enforcement framework, and will he urgently review both to ensure that children are not left without support and no longer suffer?

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