Question follow-through · 17689
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders are being enforced overseas.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders are being enforced overseas.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jul 2026
Answer published
The UK fully supports the operation of international treaties for the reciprocal (cross border) enforcement of maintenance orders (REMO). Children have the right to care and support and parents have a responsibility to provide it, including when the payin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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