Helen Hayes MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has received advice from the Department for Education on the introduction of statutory kinship care leave following publication of the Education Committee's
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the Department for Education's decision to provide paid kinship leave to its own employees when considering whether statutory employment rights for k
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how his Department is working with the Department for Education to assess the potential impact of statutory kinship care leave on (a) placement stability for children and (b) child
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the evidence received by the Education Committee during its inquiry into children's social care, and the Committee's recommendation that the Government should legislate for
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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| Department or topic | Published records |
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| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 4 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 |
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