Written questions

Ministry of Defence: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25200 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

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

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 28 Jan 2025

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not offer Shared Parental Leave (SPL) to employees as a day one right. To be eligible for SPL, a MOD Civilian employee (or their partner) must be entitled to Maternity/Adoption Leave or Pay (or Maternity Allowance), and ...