Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 118427
Paternity Leave
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Russell
Labour — Congleton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.
Answer
Kate DeardenThrough 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. The Government also launched the Parental Leave and Pay Review o...
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