Child Support Agency Operations

EDM number 114 in 1997-98, proposed by Desmond Turner on 12/06/1997.

That this House deeply deplores the unfair inconsistencies long apparent in the operation of the Child Support Agency; notes, for instance, that fathers who have made maintenance arrangements for their former partners are being pursued by the CSA for much higher payments, far in excess of their means, while, on the other hand, there are many women who have never received any maintenance payments at all because of the failure of the CSA to pursue their former partners with sufficient vigour; believes that the CSA is currently concentrating its efforts on soft targets, rather than a consistent enforcement of proper maintenance obligations; and urges the Government to enhance the fairness and effectiveness of the operations of the CSA at the earliest opportunity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 101 MPs, 4 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Desmond Turner	12/06/1997	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Proposed
Ivor Caplin	12/06/1997	Hove	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	12/06/1997	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Paul Clark	12/06/1997	Gillingham	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	12/06/1997	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	12/06/1997	Burton	Labour	Signed
Clive Efford	12/06/1997	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	12/06/1997	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	12/06/1997	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	12/06/1997	Dartford	Labour	Signed
Gisela Stuart	12/06/1997	Birmingham, Edgbaston	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	12/06/1997	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Alan Whitehead	12/06/1997	Southampton, Test	Labour	Signed
Audrey Wise	12/06/1997	Preston	Labour	Signed
Christine Butler	12/06/1997	Castle Point	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	12/06/1997	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	12/06/1997	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	12/06/1997	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	12/06/1997	Dover	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	12/06/1997	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	12/06/1997	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	12/06/1997	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	12/06/1997	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	12/06/1997	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
David Kidney	12/06/1997	Stafford	Labour	Signed
Stephen Ladyman	12/06/1997	South Thanet	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	12/06/1997	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Martin Linton	12/06/1997	Battersea	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	12/06/1997	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	12/06/1997	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
John Austin	16/06/1997	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Peter Bradley	16/06/1997	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	16/06/1997	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
John Gunnell	17/06/1997	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	17/06/1997	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Barnes	17/06/1997	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	17/06/1997	York, City of	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	17/06/1997	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Gareth Thomas	17/06/1997	Harrow West	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	17/06/1997	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Wallace	17/06/1997	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Godman	17/06/1997	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	17/06/1997	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Davidson	17/06/1997	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Rachel Squire	17/06/1997	Dunfermline West	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hesford	17/06/1997	Wirral West	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	17/06/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	17/06/1997	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	17/06/1997	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	17/06/1997	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Richard Livsey	17/06/1997	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alice Mahon	17/06/1997	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Jamie Cann	18/06/1997	Ipswich	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	18/06/1997	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Roseanna Cunningham	18/06/1997	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Roger Godsiff	18/06/1997	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Paul Stinchcombe	18/06/1997	Wellingborough	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	18/06/1997	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	18/06/1997	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	18/06/1997	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Michie	18/06/1997	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
David Hinchliffe	18/06/1997	Wakefield	Labour	Signed
Helen Jackson	18/06/1997	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Signed
Barry Jones	18/06/1997	Alyn & Deeside	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	18/06/1997	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jackie Lawrence	18/06/1997	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
John McWilliam	18/06/1997	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Colin Pickthall	19/06/1997	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Angela Smith	19/06/1997	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Phil Hope	19/06/1997	Corby	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	19/06/1997	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	19/06/1997	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	23/06/1997	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	24/06/1997	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Cunningham	24/06/1997	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	26/06/1997	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	26/06/1997	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Ray Michie	02/07/1997	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	07/07/1997	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Barry Gardiner	08/07/1997	Brent North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	08/07/1997	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	16/07/1997	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	24/07/1997	Kettering	Labour	Signed
George Stevenson	29/07/1997	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Signed
Dennis Turner	29/07/1997	Wolverhampton South East	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Nick Harvey	31/07/1997	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Touhig	06/11/1997	Islwyn	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Johnson	10/11/1997	Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	14/11/1997	Gower	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	17/11/1997	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	17/11/1997	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Debra Shipley	20/11/1997	Stourbridge	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	24/11/1997	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Robert Wareing	27/11/1997	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Tony Clarke	27/11/1997	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Keith Darvill	28/01/1998	Upminster	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	11/03/1998	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Chris Pond	Unknown			Withdrawn
Margaret Hodge	Unknown			Withdrawn
Jim Dobbin	Unknown			Withdrawn
Paul Truswell	Unknown			Withdrawn

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