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UIN 15974

Maternity Pay

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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25 November 2024

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3 December 2024 · Answer

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3 December 2024

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the parents of (a) twins and (b) other multiple births; if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional maternity pay t

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  1. 25 November 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the parents of (a) twins and (b) other multiple births; if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional maternity pay t

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 December 2024

    Answer

    The DWP wants new mothers to be able to take time away from work in the interests of their own and their baby’s health and wellbeing. That is why maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provision for pregnant working women and is paid for each preg...

    Source: Written answer

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