To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children in Wansbeck constituency are eligible to receive a £250 voucher to open a child trust fund account; and how many such accounts have been opened by parents or guardians in the last 12 months. (240688)

I have been asked to reply.

Constituency level data, including parental account opening figures, on Child Trust Fund accounts was published on 6 November 2008 and can be viewed on the HM Revenue and Customs’ website at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ctf/cons-stats-oct08.pdf.