§ Jo Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, when the earnings-related supplement on maternity allowance is abolished in 1982, he will seek to amend the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, to provide for six weeks' maternity pay at 100 per cent. of an entitled woman's usual weekly wage instead of 90 per cent, as at present; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MayhewWe are considering the implications of the proposed changes in earnings-related supplement on maternity82W allowance for the calculation of maternity pay under section 35 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.