Question follow-through · 80115
Parental Leave: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a statutory right to (a) paid leave and (b) job protection for parents of (i) critically and (ii) terminally ill children.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a statutory right to (a) paid leave and (b) job protection for parents of (i) critically and (ii) terminally ill children.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade has committed to consult on employment rights for parents of seriously ill children, including terminally ill children, and will develop this consultation in partnership with key stakeholders such as the charity It's ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Iron and Steel: Finance
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Iron and Steel: Wales
18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications his Department has received from the steel companies requesting investment from the Steel Fund for steel sites in Wales, and the total amount allocated.