Maternity Pay: Living Wage
Commons · Question 88350 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Statutory Maternity Pay to the level of the National Living Wage on women’s labour market (a) participation and (b) re
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 14 Nov 2025
The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.