Question follow-through · 9335
Carers: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support parents who need to take time out of work to care for children with long term illnesses.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support parents who need to take time out of work to care for children with long term illnesses.
17 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government recognises the difficult circumstances faced by parents who need to take time out of work to care for children with long term illnesses. The Government has made a range of commitments which will work to support parents in this situation so ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Investment: Basildon
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Capital Investment: Thurrock
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Products: Prices
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St George's Day: Public Holidays
29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional public holiday for St George's Day.
Business: Essex
29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to businesses in Essex to increase the levels of exports of (a) goods and (b) services.
Agriculture: Exports
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Iron and Steel: Energy
4 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of energy prices for steel production in (a) the UK, (b) China, (c) Germany and (d) the US.
Employment: Manufacturing Industries
6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase manufacturing jobs in (a) Essex and (b) nationally.
Trade Agreements: USA
6 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on a free trade agreement.
Post Offices: Closures
20 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of post office closures on high streets.
Post Offices: Closures
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Business and Consumers: Stamps
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