Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to civil servants responsible for the care of critically ill (a) spouses and (b) children.

The Civil Service takes seriously the need to support carers to look after their loved ones while continuing to contribute at work. Support measures offered include statutory carer’s leave, a carer’s passport together with training for managers in its use, career breaks, flexible working and support through employee assistance programmes. We will consider the need for further measures once the outcome of the government’s recent consultation on carer’s leave has been published in early 2027.