Paternity Leave: Newton Abbot
Commons · Question 89033 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending paternity leave for the residents of Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 18 Nov 2025
We recognise that more can be done to support working families. That is why, through the Employment Rights Bill, we are making Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right, which will bring an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement.On 1 July...