Written questions

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25192 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Jan 2025

To be eligible for shared parental leave in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, each parent must have at least 26 weeks continuous employment with their respective employer by the end of the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth or...