§ Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether any of the items previously considered essential under the Department of Health and Social Security single payment regulations will not be included in the new maternity payment.
§ Mr. MajorI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Flannery) on 25 February at column322.
§ Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many single payments for maternity items were made to women in Sheffield, Heeley; in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LyellThe information requested is not collected by individual local offices and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. Brayasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Motherwell, South claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available in the precise form requested.
The Motherwell, South constituency is covered by the Department's local offices at Motherwell, Hamilton and Wishaw, 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 Motherwell 944 Hamilton 1,868 Wishaw 792
§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Lambeth claimed the maternity grant in the last year for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. MajorI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) on 23 February at columns119–20.
§ Mr Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in Lambeth received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) on 23 February at column120.