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Written Question
Children: Maintenance
Wednesday 25th January 2023

Asked by: Gary Streeter (Conservative - South West Devon)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to increase the flat rate of child maintenance payments in light of the recent increases in the cost of living.

Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)

There are no current plans to increase the flat rate of child maintenance payments. The child maintenance calculation was designed to be fair for the paying parent, while ensuring they contribute a significant proportion of their income to support their children.

A banding system ensures that the very lowest earners pay a flat rate of £7 per week, and those with no income pay nothing. Those that can afford to make a bigger contribution do so at a rate that reflects what they earn.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
Disability Benefits Assessments

"I remind Members to observe social distancing. Before I call the Member to move the motion, I will make a short statement about the sub judice resolution.

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
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"Order. Marsha, before you respond, I remind everyone that interventions should be brief...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
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"Colleagues, the winding-up speeches will begin at 3.28 pm. We therefore have 38 minutes to get 10 people in, so you are aiming for 3.8 minutes, whatever that is in seconds...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
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"I thank all colleagues for their co-operation. We got there, bang on. We will now start on Front-Bench speeches, beginning with Marion Fellows...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit

"Order. Seven colleagues at least have notified me of their intention to speak, and one or two more are rising. The winding-up speeches begin at 3.30 pm, so please use a voluntary time limit of four or five minutes each, if you would not mind...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit

"Five minutes each. Thank you...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit

"I call Jim Shannon. You have five minutes...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit

"Order. There are eight minutes to go and two Members left to speak. I call Paul Sweeney; there are four minutes each...."
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Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit

"We now move to the speeches of the three Front-Bench spokesmen—one speaking from the Back Benches, I see, which is fine. We will leave a minute and a half for Alison to have the final word. I call Andy Gray—I mean Neil Gray. I beg your pardon...."
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