Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what engagement his department has undertaken with kinship carers and representative organisations as part of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.

The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of other working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers.

Through the Review we have engaged with a broad range of stakeholders, which has included bilateral meetings and roundtables with parent advocacy groups that represent kinship carers.

The Review will conclude in early 2027 with a set of findings which outline next steps for implementing any reforms.