Sure start (Hansard, 18 May 2004)

§ Mr. Pickthall
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in West Lancashire have taken up the Sure Start maternity grant. [171724]

§ Mr. Pond
The information is not available in the format requested, the available information is in the tables.

Sure Start maternity grants for South West Lancashire Social Fund District

Applications Awards

2000–01 1,184 1,071

2001–02 1,259 1,143

2002–03 1,592 1,320

2003 April 126 86

Sure Start maternity grants for the area covered by Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District

2003 May to March

Applications 4,866

Awards 3,710

Notes:

1. In May 2003, part of South West Lancashire Social Fund District was combined with Blackpool and Preston Social Fund Districts and part of Lancaster and South Cumbria Social Fund District to form Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District. West Lancashire Parliamentary Constituency is now in Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District. The two areas for which data is given in the table are thus different, and the data is not comparable.

2. There were no cases for 1999–2000.

3. Data is 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.

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§ Mr. Gordon Marsden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Blackpool, South have received the Sure Start maternity grant. [173061]

§ Mr. Pond
The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the tables.

Sure Start maternity grants for Blackpool Social Fund District

Applications Awards

2000–01 1,269 1,027

2001–02 1,359 1,173

2002–03 1,650 1,391

2003 April 143 109

Sure start maternity grants for area covered by Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District

Applications Awards

2003 May to March 4,866 1,027

2004 April 402 294

Notes:

1. Data are not available by parliamentary constituency.

2. Blackpool South parliamentary constituency used to be part of Blackpool Social Fund District. This District was involved in a very complex interlocking set of boundary changes affecting an area from North Cumbria to Norfolk, which took place from September 2002 to June 2003. In May 2003, Blackpool Social Fund District was combined with Preston 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 two areas for which data are given in the table are thus different, so the data is not comparable.

3. 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.

4. Data is 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.

Sure Start maternity grants for South West Lancashire Social Fund District
	Applications	Awards
2000–01	1,184	1,071
2001–02	1,259	1,143
2002–03	1,592	1,320
2003 April	126	86

Sure Start maternity grants for the area covered by Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District
	2003 May to March
Applications	4,866
Awards	3,710
Notes:
1. In May 2003, part of South West Lancashire Social Fund District was combined with Blackpool and Preston Social Fund Districts and part of Lancaster and South Cumbria Social Fund District to form Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District. West Lancashire Parliamentary Constituency is now in Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District. The two areas for which data is given in the table are thus different, and the data is not comparable.
2. There were no cases for 1999–2000.
3. Data is 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.

Sure Start maternity grants for Blackpool Social Fund District
	Applications	Awards
2000–01	1,269	1,027
2001–02	1,359	1,173
2002–03	1,650	1,391
2003 April	143	109

Sure start maternity grants for area covered by Lancashire West Jobcentre Plus District
	Applications	Awards
2003 May to March	4,866	1,027
2004 April	402	294
Notes:
1. Data are not available by parliamentary constituency.
2. Blackpool South parliamentary constituency used to be part of Blackpool Social Fund District. This District was involved in a very complex interlocking set of boundary changes affecting an area from North Cumbria to Norfolk, which took place from September 2002 to June 2003. In May 2003, Blackpool Social Fund District was combined with Preston 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 two areas for which data are given in the table are thus different, so the data is not comparable.
3. 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.
4. Data is 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.