§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. JoplingNo central record of females employed by my Department who have been granted maternity leave has been kept for the years mentioned: and the information requested could be obtained from the separate leave records of individuals employed over the period mentioned only at disproportionate cost.
549WThe cumulative record kept since April 1983 shows that 84 female employees qualified for maternity pay in 1983–84.