[holding answer 23 May 2007]: The information is not available in the format requested. Because of changes in methodology comparable figures are not available prior to 1999. The available information is in the following tables.
Quarter ending With a youngest child under three With a youngest child under five With a youngest child aged between three and 11 With a youngest child aged between five and 11 With a youngest child aged over 11 1999 August 305,830 469,050 522,980 359,760 116,250 November 298,940 460,910 515,690 353,730 115,610 2000 February 294,940 456,240 511,950 350,660 116,580 May 291,960 453,320 510,170 348,800 117,310 August 289,280 451,520 512,550 350,310 118,270 November 285,110 444,500 503,820 344,430 116,830 2001 February 287,060 446,500 503,260 343,820 117,890 May 283,160 442,120 499,800 340,830 117,470 August 283,540 441 ,860 499,930 341,620 116,740 November 273,530 427,400 489,700 335,830 115,360 2002 February 272,980 425,200 487,740 335,520 116,400 November 265,740 412,690 475,400 328,450 115,090 2003 February 263,620 408,350 470,050 325,330 115,170 May 267,030 413,730 473,670 326,970 115,100 August 265,300 411 ,280 472,640 326,650 113,790 November 259,150 401,220 459,880 317,810 112,720 2004 February 258,130 400,270 458,930 316,790 113,200 May 257,130 397,750 453,550 312,930 112,600 August 254,220 394,000 452,200 312,420 111,680 November 247,360 383,050 439,000 303,320 110,160 2005 February 246,090 380,690 436,600 302,000 110,440 May 246,390 379,540 433,250 300,090 109,690 August 243,880 377,270 435,250 301,860 110,220 November 242,220 373,090 427,320 296,450 109,050 2006 February 240,600 372,030 427,610 296,170 108,890 May 240,660 371,970 426,100 294,800 108,100 August 241,170 374,930 433,070 299,300 108,950 November 240,990 373,010 426,500 294,470 108,130 Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS
Quarter ending With a youngest child under three With a youngest child under five With a youngest child aged between three and 11 With a youngest child aged between five and 11 With a youngest child aged over 11 1999 August 50,750 93,940 205,750 162,560 60,180 November 49,300 92,670 204,530 161,160 60,420 2000 February 48,280 91,680 204,230 160,820 61,230 May 47,480 90,640 203,860 160,700 61,930 August 46,750 89,890 204,050 160,920 62,500 November 45,840 88,310 201,700 159,230 61 ,980 2001 February 45,700 87,460 200,540 158,790 62,320 May 44,860 85,920 199,070 158,010 62,290 August 44,740 85,050 198,260 157,960 61,870 November 43,060 81 ,540 195,900 157,410 61,620 2002 February 43,050 80,410 195,180 157,810 62,140 May 42,580 79,440 194,600 157,740 61,980 August 42,840 79,870 195,920 158,890 62,160 November 42,700 79,280 193,820 157,240 62,230 2003 February 42,580 79,230 194,260 157,620 62,920 May 42,790 79,420 193,700 157,070 62,610 August 43,210 80,210 193,710 156,720 61,950 November 43,130 79,660 191,900 155,370 62,370 2004 February 43,260 80,170 192,410 155,500 62,880 May 43,810 80,670 191,810 154,950 63,230 August 43,850 80,670 192,050 155,220 63,150 November 43,330 79,230 188,980 153,090 63,120 2005 February 42,930 78,300 187,710 152,340 63,190 May 43,130 78,480 187,430 152,090 63,110 August 42,560 78,040 188,230 152,750 63,470 November 42,520 77,850 186,890 151,550 63,270 2006 February 41,900 77,170 186,650 151,380 63,170 May 41,770 77,060 186,330 151,040 62,890 August 41,000 76,660 187,130 151,470 63,190 November 40,800 76,220 185,330 149,910 62,870 Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS