Maternity Pay

(asked on 6th January 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Lee Pitcher Portrait
Lee Pitcher
(Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of statutory maternity pay levels on (a) workforce retention and (b) maternal health outcomes.

Answered by
Andrew Western Portrait
Andrew Western
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 14th January 2026

The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system.

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