Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93961

Conditions of Employment: Women

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Catherine West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) safeguard and (b) improve workplace rights for women.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Bill illustrate the government’s commitment to supporting women at work. Key measures include reviewing the parental leave system, making it more likely flexible working requests are accepted, ending exploit...

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