§ Mr. Stewart-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the wives of polygamous immigrants are entitled under his regulations to social security benefits and supplementary benefits; whether there is a limit to the number of wives in receipt of such benefits; and whether all the children of all the wives are entitled to social security and supplementary benefits.
§ Mr. DeanRegulations made for the purposes of the National Insurance, Industrial Injuries and Family Allowances Acts provide that a marriage which may have been, or is potentially, polygamous, but is in fact monogamous at the time of a claim for benefit, may be treated, for National Insurance pur-
LEGAL ABORTIONS NOTIFIED AS BEING CARRIED OUT IN ENGLAND AND WALES TO WOMEN USUALLY RESIDENT IN THE IRISH REPUBLIC 27th April to 31st December. 1968 1969 1970 1971 All ages … … 64 122 261 577 0–15 … … Not available Not available 0 5 16–19 … … 28 63 20–24 … … 112 253 25–29 … … 52 143 30–34 … … 35 49 35–39 … … 23 39 40–44 … … 3 12 45+ … … 0 2 Not stated … … 8 11 For the period 1st January to 30th June, 1972 the provisional total for women of all ages is 391. The analysis of these figures by marital condition is not available.