Petitions/Mandate breastfeeding policies & provisions in the workplace
StatusClosed
Opened5 Aug 2025
Closes5 Feb 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Make the provision of a fridge for breastmilk storage and a private room for expressing or breastfeeding (bf) any age child mandatory for all workplaces. Make a bf policy a requirement in every workplace & require a bf risk assessments as part of health and safety workplace legislation.

Research suggests that supporting breastfeeding parents reduces absenteeism, boosts workplace morale & employee retention, there are also wider benefits from a public health perspective for parent, child & society.

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Ms Julie Minns
1Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
17
Dame Karen Bradley
2Dame Karen Bradley MP
Staffordshire Moorlands
4
Markus Campbell-Savours
3Markus Campbell-Savours MP
Penrith and Solway
3
Natalie Fleet
4Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
2
Jacob Collier
5Jacob Collier MP
Burton and Uttoxeter
2
Alex Mayer
6Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
2
Dave Robertson
7Dave Robertson MP
Lichfield
2
Richard Fuller
8Richard Fuller MP
North Bedfordshire
2
Simon Hoare
9Simon Hoare MP
North Dorset
2
Sadik Al-Hassan
10Sadik Al-Hassan MP
North Somerset
2
Mandate breastfeeding policies & provisions in the workplace — Petitions