Written Question·Treasury·UIN 57157

Parental Leave: Expenditure

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 13 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Chris Hinchliff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) maternity, (b) paternity and (c) adoption leave in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answer

James Murray

HMRC hold information on the amounts paid by employers to employees for Statutory Parental Pay, but do not hold this for additional ‘occupational’ pay offered by employers.The table below shows the amounts paid for statutory pay in 2023/24 (the latest com...

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