§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women have benefited from the statutory maternity pay scheme in each year since its inception in April 1977.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe numbers of women who have received maternity pay and in respect of whom rebate has been paid to the employer by my Department are as follows:
6 April 1977 – 31 March 1978 67,366 1 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 107,953 1 April 1979 – 31 March 1980 120,555 1 April 1980 – 31 March 1981 121,977 1 April 1981 – 31 March 1982 128,578 1 April 1982 – 31 October 1982 68,120
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much per annum in surplus funds is being transferred from the maternity pay fund to the redundancy pay fund.
§ Mr. WaddingtonNo surplus funds are being transferred from the maternity pay fund to the redundancy fund. The income of the maternity pay fund was diverted into the redundancy fund, as a temporary measure only, from 1 March 1981 to 31 January 1982.