Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71509
Maternity Pay
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Paulette Hamilton
Labour — Birmingham Erdington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will award maternity pay per baby instead of per pregnancy.
Answer
Andrew WesternWe want new mothers to be able to take time away from work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth, in the interests of their own and their baby’s health and wellbeing. Maternity pay is paid for each pregnancy, not in...
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