UK Parliament · Commons Division 295 · 16 January 2019
Vote on Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) Bill
577 Aye / 20 No · majority 557 · 597 MPs recorded
This bill aims to give adoptive parents fairer treatment when they take time off work to care for their new children. It would provide statutory leave, pay during that leave, and allowances for adoptive parents bringing their entitlements closer to those given to parents who have biological children.