Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 119585
Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay: Take-up
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Sarah Hall
Labour (Co-op) — Warrington South
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of statutory paternity leave and pay.
Answer
Kate DeardenThis Government is committed to strengthening rights for working parents. From April, Paternity Leave will become a day‑one right, removing qualifying periods that currently prevent 32,000 fathers a year from accessing it.We also know that more can be don...
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