Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 12565
Parental Leave
Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Question
Josh Simons
Labour — Makerfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much has been spent on the statutory element of Shared Parental Leave since its inception (a) in total and (b) by (i) geographical area and (ii) industry.
Answer
Justin MaddersInformation provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay was £178.9m between 2014/15 and 2023/24 (the latest year for which full year data is available). The table bel...
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