Parental Leave And Adoption

EDM number 238 in 1995-96, proposed by Diane Abbott on 09/01/1996.

That this House notes that there is no statutory right to maternity, paternity or parental leave in the United Kingdom for parents who adopt a child; notes that fewer than 1,000 babies under a year old are adopted each year and that the financial costs of providing these benefits to adoptive parents are likely to be minimal; and believes that people who take the responsibility of adopting young children should be entitled to the same benefits as natural parents.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs.