Flexible Working: Women
Commons · Question 29283 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Amanda Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support women in the workplace with flexible working.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 21 Sep 2026
Through the Employment Rights Act 2025, the government is strengthening the flexible working framework. We are introducing a new requirement that employers must only reject requests where it is reasonable to do so and we will set out a statutory process e...