United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 111237
Employment: Pregnancy
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5 February 2026
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12 February 2026 · Answer
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12 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to ensure that employment protections for pregnant employees are legally enforceable.
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5 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to ensure that employment protections for pregnant employees are legally enforceable.
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12 February 2026
Answer
The government is committed to ensuring pregnancy and maternity protections are effective and enforceable.We recently consulted on legislation to make it unlawful to dismiss pregnant women, mothers on Maternity Leave, and for at least six months after the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111237
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879175
- uk · wq-1879175 · source updated 12 February 2026