Question follow-through · 115789
Conditions of Employment: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to announce an outcome of the consultation on the provision of statutory paid leave and job protection for parents of critically ill children by the summer recess.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Music Export Growth Scheme: Northern Ireland · 2 Mar 2026
- Members: Correspondence · 12 Mar 2026
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- Remote Working: North Korea · 17 Mar 2026
- Retail Trade: Voucher Schemes · 1 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to announce an outcome of the consultation on the provision of statutory paid leave and job protection for parents of critically ill children by the summer recess.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
As set out in the terms of reference for the review of employment rights for unpaid carers, the government plans to consult this year. The consultation response will be published during the final phase of the review. This will be between autumn 2026 and w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Music Export Growth Scheme: Northern Ireland
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to Questions 112100 and 115340, what was the breakdown in each of the years specified in Northern Ireland.
Members: Correspondence
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the written correspondence from the hon. Member for East Londonderry dated 6 February 2026 on a Music Export Growth Scheme Application.
Hospitality Industry: Living Wage and Young People
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the level of dependence of the hospitality industry on younger employees and those paid the National Living Wage.
Remote Working: North Korea
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the creation of fake operatives posing as remote workers by North Korea.
Retail Trade: Voucher Schemes
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will he consult on introducing a statutory Minimum Expiry Period for gift cards offered by retailers.
Hospitality Industry: Pay
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of employees (a) aged 21 and over earning between £12.71 - £13.00 per hour and (b) aged 18 to 20 earning between £10.85 and £11.00 per hour employed in the hospi
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will help ensure that Departmental officials undertake to meet with Members from Northern Ireland following requests for such a meeting regarding the steel tariffs issue.
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the breakdown by constituency in the past two years of assistance offered to businesses by the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.