Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases were being dealt with by his Department's Child Maintenance Group's Financial Investigation Unit in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Since the 1 April 2015 Child Maintenance Group’s Financial Investigations Unit received 2,800 referrals for investigation and 3,150 investigations were completed (including cases received prior to 1 April 2015).

Note:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10