Written questions

IVF: Leave

Commons · Question 97026 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to support paid leave for fertility appointments.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 12 Dec 2025

Government is committed to supporting working people to balance work with their personal lives, including those navigating fertility treatment. Whilst the government has no plans to introduce a paid leave entitlement for fertility appointments, employers ...