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1131062

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Redundancy: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for the publication of the Government’s response to the public consultation on extending redundancy protection for pregnant women and new parents.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	262329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 5<sup>th</sup> April 2019. We are currently analysing responses and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

772361

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Redundancy: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 70 of the Women and Equalities Committee's report of Session 2016-17, Pregnancy and maternity discrimination, HC90, whether he plans to implement a system similar to that used in Germany under which pregnant women and new mothers can be made redundant only in specified circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	108335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report said that we would consider further and bring forward proposals to ensure that the protection in place for those who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave is sufficient.</p><p>Protection already exists through the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999. Where redundancy means that it is not practicable to continue to employ a woman on maternity leave under an existing contract, Regulation 10 requires an employer to offer appropriate alternative employment on terms which are not substantially less favourable. We are considering the implications of extending this right into the period when a new mother returns to work and into the period while she is pregnant and at work. In terms of initial consultation, we have also sought the views of the Alliance for Maternity Rights on other potential measures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 108120 question first answered 23/10/2017 10:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

772365

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Redundancy: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for the Government's review of redundancy protection for pregnant women and new mothers.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	108120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report said that we would consider further and bring forward proposals to ensure that the protection in place for those who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave is sufficient.</p><p>Protection already exists through the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999. Where redundancy means that it is not practicable to continue to employ a woman on maternity leave under an existing contract, Regulation 10 requires an employer to offer appropriate alternative employment on terms which are not substantially less favourable. We are considering the implications of extending this right into the period when a new mother returns to work and into the period while she is pregnant and at work. In terms of initial consultation, we have also sought the views of the Alliance for Maternity Rights on other potential measures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 108335 question first answered 23/10/2017 10:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas