Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps her Department is taking to improve urgent and emergency care.”
Tabled: 28 February 2024Answered: 5 March 2024
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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.