A question on #HomeOffice #PaternityLeave tabled by Andrew Griffith on 21-01-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: Home Office: Paternity Leave
Question ID: 1757267
UIN: 25356
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-21
Asking Member ID: 4874
Asking Member display name: Andrew Griffith
Asking Member handle: griffitha
Asking Member Twitter reference: @griffitha
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1533
Answering Member display name: Dame Diana Johnson
Answering Member handle: DianaJohnsonMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DianaJohnsonMP
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Answer text: Yes, subject to certain eligibility criteria, including having at least 26 weeks’ continuous service ending with the ‘qualifying week’ as set out in the legislation; and continuing to work in the department from the qualifying week until the date the baby...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true