Parental Leave

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Business and Trade

Tabled

4 Nov 2024

Target answer date

6 Nov 2024

Answer

11 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 4 Nov 2024

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much has been spent on the statutory element of Shared Parental Leave since its inception (a) in total and (b) by (i) geographical area and (ii) industry.

2. 6 Nov 2024

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 11 Nov 2024

   Answer published

   Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay was £178.9m between 2014/15 and 2023/24 (the latest year for which full year data is available). The table bel...

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.