Marion Fellows MP for Motherwell & Wishaw
Today, SNP MP Marion Fellows has called for the UK Government to support children and “get a grip” of rising debt owed under the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). As of September 2020, recorded arrears have accumulated to £379.2m – 9% of all maintenance that should have been paid. Therefore, almost £1 of every £10 is […]
Children cannot be forgotten amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Where a parent-with-care is not receiving payments or where calculations have been reduced because a non-residents parent’s income has been cut, the UK Government must step in and provide Minimum Maintenance Payments directly. Most non-resident parents are continuing to support their children during this difficult time. But […]
SNP MP: ACTION FROM UK GOVERNMENT IS WORKING FOR NO-ONE Tory tweaks to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) billed as improving compliance have been branded as “completely useless” by an SNP MP. Marion Fellows MP slammed the new powers, which were introduced in December 2018 and allow the CMS to suspend and disqualify passports. Answers […]