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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...