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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to promote flexible and secure work for parental workers.

The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledged changes to enhance workers’ rights and support people to stay in work. The government is currently supporting five private members bills which will deliver on these commitments, three of which will particularly promote flexible and secure work for working parents.

The Neonatal (Leave and Pay) Bill, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill and Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill will protect and support new parents, as well as provide all employees with better access to flexible working.