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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Monday, 14 June 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 June 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 28 June 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Paternity Leave and Carers Leave

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government when their response to the consultations on (1) shared parental leave, and (2) carers’ leave, will be published.

Answer

The Government is committed to delivering our manifesto commitments to make it easier for fathers to take Paternity Leave and to introduce a new employment right to one week of unpaid leave for carers. Information collected through public consultation will inform policy development in both areas.

We are currently assessing the responses to the consultation on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. Separate to this, we are also conducting a formal evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme, which has included large-scale, representative, surveys of employers and parents which looked at a broad range of parental leave and pay entitlements.

Together, the consultation and the evaluation will give us a fuller picture of how well the current system of parental leave and pay is working for parents and employers. We intend to publish the Government Response to the consultation and the findings of the evaluation later this year.

The consultation on Carer’s Leave set out detailed policy proposals to create a new employment right for one week’s unpaid leave. The consultation received a significant number of responses, demonstrating the importance of this issue.

The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course, setting out the way forward.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1072
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Carers Leave Public consultation Paternity leave
Link
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