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Kinship Care: Leave

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10720

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of introducing paid leave for kinship carers.

Answered by Kate Dearden

For both UIN 10721 and UIN 10720, I refer the Member to the answer I gave to UIN 9441 on 16 June 2026.

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