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Parents: Bereavement Leave

Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 70384

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of increasing parental bereavement leave from two weeks to four weeks.

Answered by Justin Madders

The entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay represents a floor, not a ceiling, and the Government strongly encourages employers to go beyond the statutory minimum wherever they are able to.

The Government is also committed to taking a holistic look at the parental leave and pay system to consider how it can better support working families via the Parental Leave Review, which launched in July and will run for 18 months.

All current parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the review, including Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay.

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