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100: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “Statutory parental leave: length and pay(1) The Secretary of State must lay a comprehensive review of all statutory parental leave before Parliament by no later than 1 January 2027.(2) Within six months of the publication of the review set out in subsection (1),the Secretary of State must by regulations increase the rate of pay for statutory parental leave and pay available to fathers and second parents in the first year after their child is born.(3) By 1 January 2030, the Secretary of State must by further regulations provide for at least six weeks of non-transferable paid leave to be paid to fathers and second parents in the first year after their child is born. (4) Regulations under subsection (3) must be set as a minimum at the level of—(a) 90% of a father’s salary, or(b) the level of median gross full-time employee earnings in the United Kingdom, defined by the ONS Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings,whichever is lower.(5) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment seeks to improve the length and pay of leave for fathers in line with recommendations from the Women and Equalities Select Committee report ‘Equality at Work: Paternity and Shared Parental Leave’.