Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88350

Maternity Pay: Living Wage

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Statutory Maternity Pay to the level of the National Living Wage on women’s labour market (a) participation and (b) re

Answer

Andrew Western

The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.