United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 118427
Paternity Leave
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5 March 2026
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12 March 2026 · Answer
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12 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.
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5 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.
Source: Commons
12 March 2026
Answer
Through the Employment Rights Act, we are making Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right from 6 April this year. This will bring an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement. The Government also launched the Parental Leave and Pay Review o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-05/118427
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1888101
- uk · wq-1888101 · source updated 12 March 2026