Question follow-through · 56744

Parental Leave: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether kinship carers will be included within the scope of the parental leave review.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
11 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether kinship carers will be included within the scope of the parental leave review.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I recognise the vital role that Kinship Carers play in caring for vulnerable children, and the need to support Kinship Carers in the workplace.As part of our broader commitment to working families, we are conducting a comprehensive review of the parental ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Parental Leave

16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide an update on the proposed timeframe of the parental leave review.

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Department for Business and Trade: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times has their Department accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms of redress in the

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Parental Leave

22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will implement equal parental leave rights between (a) biological, (b) adoption and (c) kinship parents.