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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...