Question follow-through · 25358
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Paternity Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2025
Answer published
Paternity Leave entitlement is based on 26 weeks of continuous service ending with the 15th week before the baby is due. Qualifying service includes employment with another civil service organisation.As with any changes to employment legislation, internal...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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