Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113189

Paternity Leave

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits to working families of extending the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.

Answer

Kate Dearden

Through the Employment Rights Act, we are making Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right from 6 April this year. This will bring an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement.However, we recognise that more can be done. That is why we launc...

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