To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much of the Learning and Skills Council £4 million budget for young mothers to be available from 1 April 2007 has been allocated to the Wirral. (138439)

[holding answer 22 May 2007]: The Learning and Skills Council has made £4 million available nationally, in the financial year 2007-08 to support a range of programmes for young parents and young parents to be. A total of £124,688 has been allocated to the Merseyside area. This has not been further allocated to local authority level.