Written Question·Treasury·UIN 86373

Parental Leave

Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed (a) Statutory Maternity Leave, (b) Statutory Paternity Leave and (c) Statutory Parental Leave by income decile in the 2024/25 financial year.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Numbers of individuals in receipt of statutory payments, including breakdowns by income decile, are published here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-leave-and-pay-evidence-hmrc-data-covering-april-2014-to-march-2025

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