Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of making statutory paternity leave and pay available to the self-employed.

This Government has not made an estimate of the cost of making Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay available to the self-employed or of making Statutory Paternity Pay available from the first day of employment. This Government has committed to a review of the parental leave system to ensure that it best supports all working families. We will publish cost estimates of any policy options being taken forward following the Review.