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Recommendation 6

Fifth report - Equality in the heart of democracy: A gender sensitive House of Commons Published 2 Mar 2022 Paragraph 56 Addressed to Government Equalities Office

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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We welcome the recent extension of the extended leave fund to cover a greater range of MPs’ absences from Westminster, including for ill health and wider caring responsibilities. We also welcome the establishment of a new working group in IPSA to consider how to further embed and improve extended leave support, in the interests of a more inclusive and family-friendly working environment. IPSA’s working group on extended leave should take into account the results of the House of Commons Member Services Team’s survey of MPs’ experiences, which we recommend in chapter 5 of this Report.

From: Women and Equalities Committee, Fifth report - Equality in the heart of democracy: A gender sensitive House of Commons (HC 131), paragraph 56, 2 March 2022

Government response

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