Performing Arts: Parental Leave

(asked on 19th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential benefits to the creative industries of extending shared parental leave to freelance workers.


Answered by
Matt Hancock Portrait
Matt Hancock
This question was answered on 24th October 2017

Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and her ministers have regular discussions on a number of issues that impact the creative industries, including working practices. Self-employed people have greater flexibility over their working hours, including when they take time off work.

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