Parental Leave

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body

Department for Business and Trade

Tabled

29 Oct 2025

Target answer date

5 Nov 2025

Answer

5 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

1. 29 Oct 2025

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of claimants and (b) the total value of payments of (i) Statutory Maternity Leave, (ii) Statutory Paternity Leave, and (iii) Shared Parental Leave by oc

2. 5 Nov 2025

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 5 Nov 2025

   Answer published

   Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (SShPP) for 2024/25, the latest year for whic...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.