§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. HayhoeRecords of the number of female employees in Her Majesty's Treasury who have been granted maternity leave are available only from 1977–78 and are kept by financial rather than calendar year.
The details are:
Numbers Total Duration 1977–78 9 2⅔ years 1978–79 2 6 months 1979–80 3 9 months 1980–81 1 3 months 1981–82 10 2¼ years 1982–83 9 2⅔ years 1983–84 13 3⅔ years The increase in the number of cases from 1981–82 followed the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 1680) which 479W provided for the transfer of certain functions and the staff employed thereon from the Civil Service Department to the Treasury on 7 December 1981.