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HL HL15823
Parental Leave and Parental Pay
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20 March 2026
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2 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what the breakdown is of the uptake of neonatal care leave and pay by (1) mothers, and (2) fathers, since 6 April 2025.
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20 March 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what the breakdown is of the uptake of neonatal care leave and pay by (1) mothers, and (2) fathers, since 6 April 2025.
Source: Lords
2 April 2026
Answer
Parents cannot receive more than one statutory payment at the same time, meaning Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) is often taken at the end of Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay. As mothers can receive up to 39 weeks of maternity pay, a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-20/HL15823
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1893525
- uk · wq-1893525 · source updated 2 April 2026