Oral QuestionDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 16 January 2024Answered: 22 January 2024

Asked by

Clive Efford

Labour — Eltham and Chislehurst

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is a champion for families in his constituency. My answer is simple: yes. I do not agree with the Leader of the Opposition when she says that maternity pay is excessive and has gone too far.