| Heading: |
Parental Leave |
| Question ID: |
1759914 |
| UIN: |
27356 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5238 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alex Ballinger
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| Asking Member handle: |
AlexBallingerMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AlexBallingerMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to increase statutory parental leave. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4418 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Justin Madders
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| Answering Member handle: |
justinmadders
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@justinmadders
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| Answer text: |
The Government is aware that the parental leave system requires improvement and action to deliver this has already begun. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing the flexibility of parent... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |