HC Deb 24 March 1987 vol 113 cc125-6W
1986. Ms. Harman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in London claimed maternity grant in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983, (e) 1984, (f) 1985 and (g)

Mr. Major

It is estimated that the numbers of women who received the maternity grant in the Greater London council area in the years from 1980 to 1986 were as shown in the following table:

Number
1980 81,500
1981 1
1982 82,800

Number
1983 90,100
1984 107,950
1985 129,050
1986 296,600
1 Because of industrial action, no figures arc held of the number of recipients in the year.
2 To September 1986 only, the latest date for which figures are available.

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