§ Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in South Ribble have made use of the Sure Start maternity grant. [172142]
§ Mr. PondThe information is not available in the format requested, the available information is in the tables.
Sure Start maternity grants for Preston Social Fund District Applications Awards 2000–01 1,276 1,106 2001–02 1,536 1,305 2002–03 1,836 1,531 2003 (April) 152 95
Sure Start maternity grants for area covered by Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District May 2003 to March 2004 Applications 4,866 Awards 3,710 Notes: 1. South Ribble Parliamentary Constituency used to be part of Preston Social Fund District. 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 areas is not comparable. 2. Sure Start Maternity Grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small number of cases for 1999–2000 have been excluded for data protection reasons. 3. Data is given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by the mother of her partner. Source: DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.