§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Islington, North claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The Islington, North constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Finsbury Park, Highgate and Hoxton, although their boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency. The numbers of claims for maternity grant received at those local offices during the 1986 calendar year were as follows:
Number Finsbury Park 1,318 Highgate 1,656 Hoxton 321
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Islington, North received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available in the form requested, but in the 12 months ending April 1986, the latest year for which figures are available, the following numbers of claims to maternity allowance were made at the Department's offices which cover Islington, North, although the boundaries are not conterminous:
Number Finsbury Park 1,209 Highgate 1,105 Hoxton 695