§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Birkenhead have made use of the Sure Start maternity grant. [166514]
§ Mr. PondThe information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the following table.
Sure Start Maternity Grants for Wirral Social Fund District/ Jobcenter Plus District Applications Awards 2000–01 1,445 1,240 2001–02 1,704 1,388 2002–03 1,956 1,597 2003–04 1,945 1,568 Notes: 1. Data is not available by Parliamentary Constituency. Birkenhead Parliamentary Constituency is part of Wirral Jobcenter Plus District, which was previously Wirral Social Fund District. 2. Sure Start Maternity Grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small number of cases for 1999–2000 has been excluded for data protection reasons. 3. Data is given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by rho mother or her partner. Source: DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.