Parental bereavement leave and pay

Part of Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:00 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Will Quince Will Quince Conservative, Colchester 2:00, 7 February 2018

That is certainly something I gave due consideration to when drafting the first incarnation of the Bill. I have huge sympathy with the points that the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran made about flexibility. We have heard lots of very good representations from charities and different organisations in the field, but we have not heard from business. We have always said that we have to be fair to business and to those who have suffered this tragic loss.