Question follow-through · 32435
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of parental leave.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of parental leave.
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2025
Answer published
Government keeps the rates of benefits, state pension and statutory pay under review. Parental pay is reviewed annually at the discretion of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. From April 2025, subject to parliamentary approval, the rate will in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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