Maternity Payments

Ms. Harman
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women in London claimed maternity grant in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983, (e) 1984, (f) 1985 and (g) 1986.

Mr. Major
It is estimated that the numbers of women who received the maternity grant in the Greater London council area in the years from 1980 to 1986 were as shown in the following table: ------
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|1980|
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|1981|
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|1982|
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|1983|
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|1984|
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|1985|
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|1986|
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