Work and Pensions

Monday 27th March 2023 Ministerial Corrections

Support for Women in Poverty

The following is an extract from the debate on Support for Women in Poverty in Westminster Hall on Thursday 23 March 2023.

[Mims Davies]

Members will be pleased to know that at the Budget, we announced an extension of the existing redundancy protection offered during maternity leave so that it will also apply to pregnant women and to new parents on their return from maternity or parental leave. It will provide security to an estimated half a million more people at any one time.

[Official Report, 23 March 2023, Vol. 730, c. 204WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Mims Davies):

An error has been identified in my response to the debate.

The correct response should have been:

[Mims Davies]

Members will be pleased to know that at the Budget, we announced an extension of the existing redundancy protection offered during maternity leave so that it will also apply to pregnant women and to new parents on their return from maternity or parental leave. It will provide security to an estimated half a million people at any one time.