Educational Institutions and Employment: Breastfeeding
Commons · Question 66849 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) paid flexible breastfeeding breaks and (b) suitable facilities to (i) breastfeed, (ii) express and (iii) store mi
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 17 Jul 2025
The Government provides advice to employers on requirements and best practice arrangements on breastfeeding. Under health and safety law an employer must provide a suitable area where pregnant workers and breastfeeding mothers can rest, with additional ad...