Question follow-through · 51987
Flexible Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
The Government knows how important flexible working can be to help women with caring responsibilities manage their work and personal commitments. It can also be equally important for carers of vulnerable adults as well as employees with long-term physical...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Paternity Pay
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) increase statutory paternity pay and (b) extend the duration of protected paternity leave.
Fair Work Agency
4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what actions is the Fair Work Agency taking to prevent the exploitation of a) migrant workers b) social care workers.