| Heading: |
Department for Education: Carers |
| Question ID: |
1781721 |
| UIN: |
35859 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5109 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris Bloore
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| Asking Member handle: |
chrisbloore
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@chrisbloore
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-23 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
The department introduced Kinship leave and pay in November 2024. Other support available within the department includes access to an Employee Assistance Programme, staff networks, Mental Health First Aiders and the ability to request flexible working. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |