Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of levels of maternity and paternity pay and allowances.”
Tabled: 10 December 2024Answered: 16 December 2024
Asked by
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
The Government keep the rates of parental pay under review. Following the Secretary of State’s announcement in a written ministerial statement to Parliament on 30 October, and subject to parliamentary approval, parental pay will increase in line with the consumer prices index at the rate of 1.7% from April 2025.