Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32699

Tabled: 9 October 2026

Question

Alex Easton

Independent — North Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) extending the period during which Statutory Maternity Pay is paid at 90 per cent of average weekly earnings from six to 12 weeks an

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