Question follow-through · 7909

Treasury: Paternity Leave

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.

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Treasury
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
16 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    HMT ResponseHM Treasury offers two-weeks’ paternity leave with pay for staff who meet the qualifying conditions. Staff can choose to take the two weeks together or in separate blocks of one week each. The information below covers the average length of pat...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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