§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. BrittanAlthough the personal files of individual staff record any maternity leave taken, no central record is kept by my Department of either the total numbers of staff granted maternity leave or the duration of such leave.