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Parental Pay

Commons · Question 16297 · Tabled 26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many couples claimed shared parental pay in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 4 Dec 2024

Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). This data provides a broad indication of SPL take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid Shared Parental Leave. Table 1: Ind...