Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the current period of statutory paternity leave entitlement to more than two weeks.

Through the Employment Rights Act, the Government have made Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right as of 6 April this year. This brings an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement.

However, we recognise that more can be done. That is why we launched the Parental Leave and Pay Review on 1 July 2025, which will consider all existing parental leave entitlements, including Paternity Leave and Pay, and is due to report in early 2027.