Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Commons · Question 90990 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Amanda Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who are (a) pregnant and (b) new parents where both partners are employed by the RFA; and what provision is made to ensure adequate childcare arr
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 21 Nov 2025
Corrected 9 Dec 2025 by Louise Sandher-Jones
Over and above guidance from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, women within the RFA receive additional protections from 26 weeks of pregnancy. Alongside this, a comprehensive range of support is available for parental, maternity, paternity, adoption, c...