§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether a schoolgirl mother under the age of 16 years could claim free welfare milk and vitamins on grounds of her own low income under the regulations that existed before 24 November 1980; and whether she can now do so under the current regulations.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to my reply to his question 23 February—[Vol. 999, c.299]. It has always been the practice of local offices to consider claims for free welfare milk and vitamins from a mother or expectant mother aged under 16 in her own right.