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Written question asked by Florence Eshalomi (Labour) on Friday, 2 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 (named day). It was answered by Jane Hunt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Adoption Leave

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many individual recipients claimed Statutory Adoption Leave in the financial year 2021-22; and what the total expenditure was on that policy for that year.

Answer

Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that there were around 4,600 individuals in receipt of Statutory Adoption Pay in the 2021/22 financial year and the total value of those payments amounted to £21.8m.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45273
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Expenditure Adoption leave
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk