A question on #ArmedForces #MaternityAllowanceAndMaternityPay tabled by Ian Roome on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Al Carns.

Heading: Armed Forces: Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
Question ID: 1807171
UIN: 55604
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5138
Asking Member display name: Ian Roome
Asking Member handle: IanRoomeMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @IanRoomeMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the processes put in place for the spouses of armed forces personnel to apply for (a) statutory maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5235
Answering Member display name: Al Carns
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Al Carns
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Answer text: Defence continues to recognise the important role that the families of UK Armed Forces personnel play in supporting their Serving person; life in the Armed Forces can be highly rewarding, but it can also make high demands of our service people. These dema...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true