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Parental Leave

Asked by Tom HayesLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 63854

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the length of paid parental leave.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government is committed to making life better for families. In the Plan to Make Work Pay we promised to review the parental leave system. We are delivering on this commitment and launched this review on 1st July.

The review presents a much-needed opportunity to consider our approach to the system of parental leave and pay. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements will be in scope.

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