The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

1983-1987 Parliament

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Maternity Payments – 10 April 1987

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Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Maternity Payments on 10th April 1987.

Mr. Lambie Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Cunninghame South claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major Information is not available in the form requested. The Cunninghame South constituency is covered by the Department’s local office at Irvine although its boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The number of claims for maternity grant received at the Irvine local office during the 1986 calendar year was 1,451.

Mr. Lambie Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Cunninghame South received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major Information is not available in the form requested. But in the 12 months ending April 1986, the latest year for which figures are available, 1,113 claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department’s office in Irvine which covers the constituency although the boundaries are not conterminous.