Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant of the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187340 on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, what secondary legislation will be required to implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023; and when he plans to bring forward each item of secondary legislation.

We anticipate approximately seven statutory instruments will be necessary to implement the leave and pay entitlements. These will be laid in due course, subject to parliamentary time.