Pensions: Females

Steve Webb
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many women submitted forms to apply for home responsibilities protection in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many of these women were already drawing a state pension; what proportion of such applicants in each case were successful; and if he will make a statement.

James Purnell
[holding answer 4 June 2007]: The information requested is not available.