Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Treasury: Parental LeaveTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25205More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: HMT staff must have worked continuously for the Civil Service for at least 26 weeks to be eligible for shared parental leave and pay. Staff can also take unpaid parental leave in addition to shared parental leave if they meet the eligibility criteria. The...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Parental LeaveScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ However, some staff could qualify for statut...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Parental LeaveNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ However, some staff could qualify for statut...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Parental LeaveMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not offer employees shared parental leave from their first day of employment.The Department’s shared parental leave policy aligns with the statutory provisions. To be eligible for leave, employees must meet the continuity of e...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parental LeaveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ Some staff may qualify for statutory shared ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Parental LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not offer Shared Parental Leave (SPL) to employees as a day one right. To be eligible for SPL, a MOD Civilian employee (or their partner) must be entitled to Maternity/Adoption Leave or Pay (or Maternity Allowance), and ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Parental LeaveHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Home Office applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave. Some employees may qualify for statutory shared parental leave from their first day of service with the Home Office because they already have service with another Govern...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Parental LeaveForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to supporting its employees in balancing their work and family responsibilities. The FCDO offers Shared Parental Leave (SPL) to all eligible staff, providing them with the flexibility to...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Parental LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: Shared parental leave is not offered as standard from the first working day for the Department’s employees. The Civil Service Management Code states that shared parental leave may only be granted in accordance with statutory requirements governing eligibi...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Parental LeaveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave, which includes the parent or parents we employ working for at least 26 weeks up to a relevant date. DWP does not offer its staff shared parental lea...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Parental LeaveDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Department for Transport follows the legislation on Shared Parental Leave, which requires employees to have at least 26 weeks’ qualifying service to be entitled to such leave. The Department exceeds statutory requirements by providing enhanced pay for...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Parental LeaveDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: To be eligible for shared parental leave in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, each parent must have at least 26 weeks continuous employment with their respective employer by the end of the 15th week before the expected week of childbi...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Parental LeaveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: No. The Civil Service Management Code sets out that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ However, some staff could qualify for stat...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Parental LeaveDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: To be eligible for shared parental leave in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, each parent must have at least 26 weeks continuous employment with their respective employer by the end of the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth or...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Parental LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: To qualify for shared parental leave, an employee must have been in continuous employment with the Civil Service for 26 weeks up to and including the fifteenth week before the week in which their baby is due to be born.As with any changes to employment le...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Parental LeaveDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: DCMS offers shared parental leave in line with legislation: to access statutory shared parental leave and pay, both parents must have worked for their employer for at least 26 weeks up to the 15th week before their baby is due. However, some staff could q...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Parental LeaveCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25189More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: To qualify for statutory Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP), both parents (mother/primary adopter and their partner/secondary adopter) must meet an economic activity test relating to employment and earnings and an individual test r...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Parental LeaveAttorney GeneralTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25188More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office does not offer its staff shared parental leave from their first working day. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requi...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24423More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 26 on page 118 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will disaggregate the measures of (a) changing the Secondary Threshold to £5,000 and (b) increasing the e
Answer: The static revenue of increasing the Employer National Insurance rate from 13.8% to 15%, and reducing the Secondary Threshold to a £5,000 annual equivalent are set out below. (£m)2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30Revenue from increasing the Employer NIC...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20202 on Small Business, if he will publish the Small Business Strategy by Summer Recess 2025.
Answer: The Government will publish the Small Business Strategy later this year and will provide further updates in the coming weeks. We will ensure the publication timing aligns with the Spending Review process and the Government’s wider plans on delivering our ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business Bank: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19443 on British Business Bank: Finance, when he plans to begin publishing data on the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme.
Answer: Data on Start Up Loans will be publicly available on the British Business Bank website by the end of Q1 2025.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusinessDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates he has met with the Head of Business Engagement to the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 14 October 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has met the Chancellor's Head of Business Engagement in the course of his ministerial role. The Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury work closely together on delivering this Government's Growth ag...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Domestic VisitsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many construction businesses the Minister of State for Industry has visited since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of the meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade are available on transparency pages of gov.uk and are released as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.However, I have attended events such as AtkinsRealis and Scre...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment: West WorcestershireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were (a) awarded Pension Credit and (b) paid Winter Fuel Allowance in West Worcestershire constituency in (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2023-24.
Answer: Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payments are household level benefits. Pension Credit caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. In February 2024, 1,929 households were claiming Pension Credit in West Worce...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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