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Children: Maintenance

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80448

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the total (a) amount of child maintenance arrears owed and (b) number of children for whom maintenance was outstanding in Wiltshire in each of the past five years.

Answered by Andrew Western

The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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