Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to provide transitional support to people for the provision of neonatal care leave and statutory neonatal care pay between 24 May 2023 and the expected date of implementation of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 in April 2025.

The Government does not plan to legislate on proposals relating to people undergoing fertility treatment. Most employers want to be supportive of those who need time off work to attend medical appointments – including IVF. The Government is pleased to note that a range of organisations have all signed the Workplace Fertility Pledge, supporting individuals and couples going through fertility treatment. The Acas guidance on managing pregnancy and maternity includes a section on IVF.