Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 25843

Paternity Leave

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Gregor Poynton

LabourLivingston

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential lessons learned from the parental leave policies of other countries in the OECD.

Answer

Justin Madders
The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...

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