Question follow-through · 31639
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing extended paternity leave when the mother has been through a traumatic birth and is medically unable to properly care for the child alon
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing extended paternity leave when the mother has been through a traumatic birth and is medically unable to properly care for the child alon
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to ensuring that employed parents receive the best possible support in balancing their work and home lives. Eligible fathers or partners can plan to take a longer period of leave by using Shared Parental Leave or Unpaid Parent...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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