Paternity Leave
2026-05-12 · Department for Business and Trade · HL71 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the current period of statutory paternity leave entitlement to more than two weeks.
Answer
Through the Employment Rights Act, the Government have made Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right as of 6 April this year. This brings an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement. However, we recognise that more can be done. That is why...