Written questions

Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay: Self-employed

Commons · Question 28829 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Awaiting answer, due 12 Oct 2026

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing an equivalent paid paternity entitlement to self-employed fathers and partners who are not eligib