§ Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide a breakdown of the number of days taken for maternity leave by(a) occupation and (b) earnings level since the introduction of the working time regulations. [140255]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonNo such information is available.
§ Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide a breakdown of the take-up of parental leave by(a) gender and (b) occupation; and what is the average number of days leave taken broken down by (i) gender, (ii) occupation and (iii) earnings level since the introduction of the working time regulations. [140254]
§ Ms Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many parents(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in Wales have taken statutory parental leave to date; and how many such parents were (i) women and (ii) men in (A) the United Kingdom and (B) Wales. [140373]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 27 November 2000]: We do not yet have specific evidence on the number of parents who have taken parental leave since the introduction of the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations. Research undertaken for the forthcoming Green Paper, "Work and Parents: Competitiveness and Choice", indicates that approximately 3 per cent. of the eligible population have taken parental leave. We are not able to break this down by gender, income, region or occupation.