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Paternity Leave

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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 184632, tabled on 11 May 2023

Question

Lilian Greenwood
Labour
Nottingham South
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve access to paternity leave.

Answer

Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative
Thirsk and Malton
Commons

Answered on

16 May 2023

As set out in the 2019 Manifesto, the Government is committed to making Paternity Leave easier to take.

In 2019 the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.

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