Question follow-through · 9112

Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women claimed statutory (a) maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance in Scotland in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
17 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women claimed statutory (a) maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance in Scotland in each of the last five years.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Statutory Maternity Pay is delivered through HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), rather than the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Figures provided by HMRC on the number of new claims for Statutory Maternity Pay in Scotland in each financial year from 20...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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