Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80115

Parental Leave: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a statutory right to (a) paid leave and (b) job protection for parents of (i) critically and (ii) terminally ill children.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Department for Business and Trade has committed to consult on employment rights for parents of seriously ill children, including terminally ill children, and will develop this consultation in partnership with key stakeholders such as the charity It's ...

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