Written questions

Conditions of Employment: Parents

Commons · Question 97417 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will launch a consultation into giving employment protection and financial assistance to the parents of critically or terminally ill children.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 16 Dec 2025

The Department for Business and Trade recognises the heartbreaking situation faced by parents of seriously ill children. We will consult on a leave and pay entitlement for parents in this situation in 2026. Further detail is included in the terms of refer...