Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office, in any of its official (1) paperwork, (2) guidance, (3) instructions, (4) manuals, or (5) other documents, (a) has replaced, or (b) intends to replace, the word “mother” with the phrase “parent who has given birth”.

All internal Home Office HR policies relating to various forms of parental leave have been updated to ensure that inclusive language is used.

In relation to the language used in wider Home Office operational and other paperwork, guidance, instructions and manuals, this question cannot be answered except at a disproportionate cost as the specific information requested is not held centrally.