{"value":{"id":1815652,"askingMemberId":5047,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-06-23T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-06-25T00:00:00","uin":"61939","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of statutory parental leave entitlements among small and medium-sized enterprises in Nottinghamshire.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4418,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-07-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Guidance for businesses on supporting employee work-life balance through measures such as flexible working and parental leave can be found on gov.uk and the Help to Grow website.</p><p> </p><p>We are also publishing an SME Strategy Paper later this year, which will result in positive and practical support for SMEs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Paternity Leave and Parental Leave will become ‘day one’ rights through the Employment Rights Bill. We will continue to engage with business, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as these changes are implemented, and through the Government’s Review of the parental leave system.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Small Businesses: Parental Leave","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1815652","method":"GET"}]}