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date	10/01/2022
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	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 137053, the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254256, the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 95140 and the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32423 on Parental Leave, when he plans to publish the report of his Department's evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	100575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Evaluating Shared Parental Leave and Pay is an important part of the policymaking process.</p><p>As part of the evaluation, we commissioned large, representative surveys of parents and employees which asked about a range of parental leave and pay entitlements as well as their experience of Shared Parental Leave specifically. We also consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay.</p><p>We are currently analysing this information and will publish our findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:34:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1401536

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Parental Leave
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 recent steps he has taken to encourage the take up of shared parental leave.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	100576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>In order to make it easier for parents to access Shared Parental Leave, and easier for employers to administer it, the Government also launched a new online tool last year. This shows how many weeks of leave and pay are available and lets parents map out how weeks will be shared with their partner, supporting conversations with employers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme, which will help us understand what would enable more parents to take up the entitlement. We will publish the findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:33:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1401537

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Parental Leave
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 plans he has to collect data on the uptake of parental leave entitlements.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	100577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>HMRC routinely collect data on the uptake of parental pay entitlements which provides some useful indicators of leave uptake.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently undertaking an evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme. This evaluation will include survey and administrative HMRC data on the uptake of the Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes in recent years. We will publish the findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:33:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1401538

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Employment Tribunals Service
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 plans he has to extend the time limit for employment tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	100578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>A claim to an Employment Tribunal must usually be made within three months. For certain claims, redundancy pay or equal pay, the claim must be made within six months. The Employment Tribunals already have the discretion to allow claims submitted out of time, on a case by basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:31:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders