HC Deb 05 May 2004 vol 420 cc1563-5W
Mr. Neil Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Wigan have taken up the Sure Start maternity grant. [169314]

Mr. Pond

The available informal ion is in the table.

Sure Start Maternity Grants for Wigan Jobcentre Plus District
Year Applications Awards
2000–01 1,205 1,055
2001–02 1,369 1,209
2002–03 1,785 1,405
2003–04 2,055 1,385
Notes:
1. Data are not available by Parliamentary Constituency. Wigan Parliamentary Constituency is part of Wigan Jobcentre Plus District, which was previously called Wigan and Leigh Social Fund District.
2. Data are given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by the mother or her partner.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System

Mr. Hendrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Preston have taken up the Sure Start maternity grant. [169725]

Mr. Pond

The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the tables.

Sure Start maternity grants
Applications Awards
Preston social fund district
2000–01 1,276 1,106
2001–02 1,536 1,305
2002–03 1,836 1,531
2003 April 152 95
Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus district
2003 May to March 4,866 3,710
Notes:
1. In May 2003, Preston social fund district was combined with Blackpool social fund district and parts of South West Lancashire and, Lancaster and South Cumbria social fund districts to form Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus district. The data for the two different areas are not comparable.
2. SSMGs were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small number of cases for 1999–2000 have been excluded for data protection reasons.
3. Data are given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by the mother or her partner.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Manchester, Gorton have made use of the Sure Start maternity grant. [167350]

Mr. Pond

The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the tables.

Sure Start maternity grants in Manchester Central

Social Fund district
Applications Awards
2000–01 1,102 986
2001–02 1,200 1,065
2002 to December 984 858

Sure Start maternity grants in Manchester Jobcentre

Plus district
Applications Awards
2003 January to March 1,039 889
2003–04 4,708 3,635

Sure Start maternity grants in area covered

by Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale, and Bolton

and Bury Jobcentre Plus districts
Applications Awards
2001–01 8,548 7,076
2001–02 10,197 8,036
2002–03 12,138 9,274
2003–04 12,715 9,411
Notes:
1. Data are not available by parliamentary constituency.
2. Manchester Gorton parliamentary constituency used to be part of Manchester Central Social Fund district and is now part of Manchester Jobcentre Plus district. The latter was formed in January 2003 from Manchester Central, Manchester South and Manchester Trinity Social Fund districts, together with part of Oldham Social Fund district. The data for the Social Fund district are not directly comparable with that for the Jobcentre Plus District.
3. In a set of interlocking boundary changes which took place in January 2003, six Social Fund districts were reorganised into the three Jobcentre Plus districts of Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale, and Bolton and Bury. For comparison purposes, data is given for the area covered by these three Jobcentre Plus districts. These data are shown for comparative purposes.
4. Sure Start maternity grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small numbers of cases for 1999–2000 have been excluded for data protection reasons.
5. Data are given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by the mother or her partner.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.