Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 86374
Parental Leave
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Shaun Davies
Labour — Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of claimants and (b) the total value of payments of (i) Statutory Maternity Leave, (ii) Statutory Paternity Leave, and (iii) Shared Parental Leave by oc
Answer
Kate DeardenInformation provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (SShPP) for 2024/25, the latest year for whic...
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