HC Deb 01 July 1999 vol 334 cc274-5W
Lorna Fitzsimons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how and when the proposed Sure Start Plus announced in the Social Exclusion Unit report on teenage pregnancy will be piloted; which areas have been chosen; what criteria will be used; and what resources will be available for such pilots. [88670]

Ms Jowell

Roll out of the Sure Start Plus pilots will begin from April 2000. They will be funded from within the Sure Start programme. The areas chosen will be covered by Health Action Zones and have high rates of teenage pregnancy.