Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of Child Support Agency Arrears are deemed uncollectable in (a) Aberdeen City (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Scotland.

For the Child Support Agency (CSA), Page 7 of the Client Funds Account publication provides figures on the CSA Arrears deemed uncollectable. The publication can be accessed at this link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578767/hc855-client-funds-account-2015-16-1993-and-2003-cms.pdf

Information on geographical breakdowns on the Client Funds Account is not routinely recorded for management information purposes and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.