Question follow-through · 37062

Maternity Leave: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have been affected by pension employer contribution discrepancies while on maternity since auto-enrolment began in 2012.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have been affected by pension employer contribution discrepancies while on maternity since auto-enrolment began in 2012.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to raising labour standards and protecting workers' rights. Employer compliance with Automatic Enrolment is high with over 2.4 million employers complying with their duties to date. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has a statutory ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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