Question follow-through · 120953
Teachers: Materinty Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maternity pay reforms on teacher retention.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maternity pay reforms on teacher retention.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Mar 2026
Answer published
This government is committed to tackling recruitment and retention challenges and supporting teachers to stay in the profession and thrive.The recent Schools White Paper announced our commitment to fund improvements to maternity pay for school and college...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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