Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“How many and what proportion of NHS employees have received enhanced maternity leave entitlements under Agenda for Change contracts.”
Tabled: 19 December 2024Answered: 7 January 2025
Asked by
Emily Thornberry
Labour — Islington South and Finsbury
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
I thank my new Dame Friend for her question. The Department does not collect data on the number of people who have specifically received enhanced maternity leave entitlements. Access to an enhanced maternity leave benefit forms part of the total reward package for Agenda for Change staff, which we believe is critical for retaining our much-valued and needed NHS workforce.