Self-employed: Paternity Leave Debate
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Lord Bellingham
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Self-employed: Paternity Leave
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Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
Parents and families of all compositions are trying their best to bring their children up. The Government are there to provide support, whether through, for example, free school meals or employment rights. There are many ways to do so, which is why there is complexity in looking at what further should be done.
Lord Bellingham (Con)
My Lords, during the passage of the Bill that became the Employment Rights Act, the Minister talked a lot about consultation with small businesses—for example, the FSB, the union of independent businesses and the NFU. Can she tell the House how much support from small businesses there was for this measure and the wider measures? Will there be ongoing consultation, maybe every year, on the impact of these measures in the future?
Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
The terms of reference of the parental leave and pay review make it clear that we are consulting businesses and looking at the impact on the Exchequer. We will continue to consult businesses of all sizes in taking forward this suite of reforms.