Today the second reading of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill was debated in Parliament. This is an issue I have campaigned on since I first met my constituent, Aaron, at a constituency surgery in Broxtowe, when he had his 3-week old son Tim in his arms and had found a gap in the law relating to being eligible for leave following death in childbirth.
I was determined to change this. I was delighted that when unfortunately I was unsuccessful in the Private Members' Bill ballot, Chris Elmore MP took up the Bill and is taking it through Parliament. This is a cross-party Bill and I was incredibly pleased today to see it get one step closer to becoming law. I look forward to continuing to work with Chris and Minister Kevin Hollinrake MP who has also been instrumental, in helping to make this change happen.
The debate can be watched here: https://parliamentlive.tv/.../08c82790-4f19-4c5e-8ca4...
The piece on the radio can be listened to here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001vlpf?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile (The relevant sequence starts around 16 minutes in)
