Written questions

Department for Work and Pensions: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25196 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

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

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Jan 2025

The Department for Work and Pensions applies the statutory eligibility criteria for shared parental leave, which includes the parent or parents we employ working for at least 26 weeks up to a relevant date. DWP does not offer its staff shared parental lea...