Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 25845

Paternity Leave: Disadvantaged

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 impact of improving paternity leave provisions on health disparities in lower-income families.

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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