Petitions/Increase statutory paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks.
StatusClosed
Opened24 Feb 2025
Closes24 Aug 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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I want the statutory two weeks of paternity leave to be extended by two weeks, to four weeks.

We think this increase will aid many people, including self- employed workers, people employed in male dominated workplaces (we think these workplaces are incredibly behind the times and not particularly supportive of men taking longer than their two week entitlement) etc. Some firms have recently increased their paid paternity leave policy to 12 weeks, which is a marked increase, but we think all fathers should be able to benefit from more time away from work when their baby is born.

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Jonathan Reynolds
1Jonathan Reynolds MP
Stalybridge and Hyde
16
Debbie Abrahams
2Debbie Abrahams MP
Oldham East and Saddleworth
9
Angela Rayner
3Angela Rayner MP
Ashton-under-Lyne
8
Jon Pearce
4Jon Pearce MP
High Peak
5
Kanishka Narayan
5Kanishka Narayan MP
Vale of Glamorgan
4
Hannah Spencer
6Hannah Spencer MP
Gorton and Denton
3
Lisa Smart
7Lisa Smart MP
Hazel Grove
3
Neil Coyle
8Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
2
Peter Dowd
9Peter Dowd MP
Bootle
2
Samantha Dixon
10Samantha Dixon MP
Chester North and Neston
2
Increase statutory paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks. — Petitions