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Commons · Question 29867 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of uptake of Shared Parental Leave and (b) how this will inform future policies to support fathers in taking early parental leave.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 11 Feb 2025

Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that in 2023/24 (the latest year for which full year data is available), 17,200 individuals were in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay.The government is committed to supporting working families. The Em...