§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many mothers in Yorkshire and Humberside received maternity grant in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99, (d) 1999–2000 and (e) 2000 to date; and what the value of the grant was in each of these years. [149438]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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Maternity Payment (MP) and Sure Start Maternity Grant (SSMG) awards for the Benefits Agency's Yorkshire area directorate £ Financial year Application type Number of awards Amount awarded 1996–97 MP 13,437 1,361,110.55 SSMG 0 0.00 Total 13,437 1,361,110.55 1997–98 MP 12,839 1,301,124.37 SSMG 0 0.00 Total 12,839 1,301,124.37 1998–99 MP 13,512 1,366,846.65 SSMG 0 0.00 Total 13,512 1,366,846.65
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