§ 15. Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many representations he has received about the implemenation of statutory maternity pay since October 1986.
§ Mr. PortilloSince October 1986 some 600 letters have been received about statutory maternity pay and maternity allowance. Of these, about 250 related to the impending introduction of the new arrangements in April 1987; and since that date they have mainly concerned individual cases.