§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many female employees in his Department have been granted maternity leave in each year since 1974; and what was the total duration of such leave in each of those years.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe following are the numbers of female employees of the Departments of the Environment and Transport who were granted paid maternity leave, normally for three months. It would be too costly to break the figures down between the two Departments, which share common personnel management services and records; or to identify those who took either less than three months leave or further unpaid leave.
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Numbers granted maternity leave Year Numbers 1974 49 1975 147 1976 189 1977 90 1978 301 1979 365 1980 141 1981 325 1982 333 1983 346 *1984 91 2,377 * Up to 8 April 1984.