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Parental Leave: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on the upcoming parental leave review; and if he will make a statement.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
21 Mar 2025
Target answer date
25 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on the upcoming parental leave review; and if he will make a statement.

  2. 25 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The government has committed to review the parental leave system to ensure it best supports working families. Planning work is underway across government. Details of the timeline of the review will be shared in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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