Question follow-through · 93602

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the accuracy of Child Maintenance Service calculations.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the accuracy of Child Maintenance Service calculations.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to providing a modern, efficient, and accessible service for all customers. Through the Service Modernisation Programme, CMS is expanding digital channels and self-service options, including online tools l...

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