HC Deb 12 March 1987 vol 112 cc292-5W
Mr. Bell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Middlesbrough claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available; and how many women in Middlesbrough are expected to qualify for a maternity payment from the social fund after April 1987.

Mr. Major

Information on the number of claimants to maternity grant is not available in the precise form requested.

The Middlesbrough constituency is covered by the Department's office at Middlesbrough, although its boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The number of claims received for maternity grant in that local office during the calendar year 1986 was 2,472.

It is not possible to predict how many women in Middlesbrough will qualify for maternity payments from the social fund from April 1987.

Mr. Litherland

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Manchester, Central claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

Information is not available in the precise form requested.

The Manchester constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Manchester (Central), Cheetham, Failsworth, Longsight and Openshaw, although their boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The numbers of claims for maternity grant received at those local offices during the 1986 calendar year were as follows:

Number
Manchester (Central) 333
Cheetham 1,017
Failsworth 1,349
Longsight 493
Openshaw 680

Mr. Caborn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many single payments for maternity items were made to women in Sheffield in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Lyell

The information requested is not collected by individual local offices and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Tooting 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 twelve months ending April 1986, the latest year for which figures are available, the following numbers of claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department's offices which cover Tooting, although the boundaries are not conterminous—

Number
Balham (a)
Streatham 755
Wandsworth 1,120

Note: (a) Claims for this office are dealt with at Broadstairs out-station. A total of 3,703 claims were dealt with at that office but this total includes claims proper to other offices.

Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Tooting claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

Information is not available in the precise form requested.

The Tooting constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Balham, Streatham and Wandsworth, although their boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The numbers of claims for maternity grant received at those offices during the 1986 calendar year were as follows:

Number
Balham (a)
Streatham 755
Wandsworth 1,120

Note: (a) Claims appropriate to the Balham local office are dealt with at Broadstairs out-station. A total of 5,258 claims were dealt with at that office but this total includes claims proper to other offices.

Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Crawley 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, 1,514 claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department's office which covers Crawley, although the boundaries are not conterminous.

Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Brentford and Isleworth constituency 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, 1,076 claims to maternity allowance were made at Acton and 2,476 claims at Hounslow, the Department's offices which cover the Brentford and Isleworth constituency, although the boundaries are not conterminous.

Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Hammersmith received maternity allowances 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, the following number of claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department's offices which cover Hammersmith although the boundaries are not conterminous:

Number
Acton 1,076
Chelsea ' (a)
Notting Hill 744
Kensington (a)

Note:

  1. (a) Claims for these offices are dealt with at Aldershot out-station. A total of 2,999 claims were dealt with at that office but this total includes claims proper to other offices.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Liverpool, Riverside claimed maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

Information is not available in the precise form requested.

The Liverpool, Riverside constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Liverpool (City), Bootle and Toxteth although their boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The numbers of claims for maternity grant received at those offices during the 1986 calendar year were as follows:

Number
Liverpool (City) 388
Bootle 1,262
Toxteth 854

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency received maternity allowance in the latest 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, the following number of claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department's offices which cover Liverpool, Riverside, although the boundaries are not conterminousLiverpool (City) 217; Bootle 846; Toxteth 551.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Wallasey claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

The Wallasey constituency is covered by the Department's local office at Wallasey. In the 1986 calendar year the Wallasey local office received 885 claims for maternity grant.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in the Mossley Hill constituency claimed maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

Information is not available in the precise form requested.

The Liverpool, Mossley Hill constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Edge Hill, Garston and Toxteth, although their boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The numbers of claims for maternity grant received at those local offices during the 1986 calendar year were as follows:

Number
Edge Hill 747
Garston S61
Toxteth 854