Question follow-through · 10420
Carers: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support unpaid carers in paid work.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Canada: Overseas Trade · 12 May 2025
- Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights · 21 Jul 2025
- Clothing: Manufacturing Industries · 29 Aug 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support unpaid carers in paid work.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
We are committed to ensuring carers are supported to balance work and caring responsibilities. We know flexible working can be particularly valuable for carers, and the Employment Rights Bill will make flexible working available to all workers except wher...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Canada: Overseas Trade
12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase (a) trade and (b) trading opportunities between the UK and Canada.
Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights
21 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Business Human Rights and Environment Bill.
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a fashion watchdog to help tackle exploitation in the supply chains of clothing manufacturers.