Question follow-through · 60006

Parental Leave

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.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government will set out more details on the timelines of Parental Leave Review before the summer.The review will take a comprehensive look at the parental leave and pay system. It will consider the current framework of parental leave entitlements and ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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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.