Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of access to bereavement leave for (a) people who are self-employed and (b) other workers; and if he will make a statement.

The Government recognises that the death of a close family member, friend, or colleague can be deeply upsetting.

We introduced Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for employed parents in April this year.

So far, the Government has focused on supporting employed parents as they do not generally have the same level of flexibility and autonomy over the time they take off work and we continue to keep all support for employed and self-employed parents under review.