Question follow-through · 57157

Parental Leave: Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) maternity, (b) paternity and (c) adoption leave in the most recent period for which data is available.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
13 Jun 2025
Answer
13 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) maternity, (b) paternity and (c) adoption leave in the most recent period for which data is available.

  2. 13 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    HMRC hold information on the amounts paid by employers to employees for Statutory Parental Pay, but do not hold this for additional ‘occupational’ pay offered by employers.The table below shows the amounts paid for statutory pay in 2023/24 (the latest com...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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