Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 901935

Paternity Leave

Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the length of paternity leave taken by men on women.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
It is really important that parents are able to spend sufficient time with their children without it negatively affecting their careers.The Parental Rights Survey found that 70% of employee fathers took Paternity Leave.More work needs to be done to suppor...

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