Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77206

Leave: Women

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Lola McEvoy

LabourDarlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory menstrual leave for people diagnosed with (a) endometriosis, (b) adenomyosis and (c) other chronic reprodu

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government takes women’s health issues very seriously; we are committed to supporting women to balance work alongside managing their health. Endometriosis and adenomyosis can classify as disabilities and, in these cases, existing protections under the...

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