Question follow-through · 54758
School Teachers' Review Body: Maternity Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Bath of 9 December 2024, Official Report, column 651, what recent discussions her Department has had with the School
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Bath of 9 December 2024, Official Report, column 651, what recent discussions her Department has had with the School
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for the overall policy on maternity pay and leave, but how it applies in schools specifically is covered by the Burgundy Book, a national agreement negotiated with employers by the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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