Written questions

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25194 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 29 Jan 2025

To be eligible for shared parental leave in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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 childbi...