Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has expressed her disappointment after the UK government failed to support the Miscarriage Leave Bill. Ms Crawley’s Private Members’ Bill was due its second reading today [Friday 24th March] but it wasn’t heard because there wasn’t enough time to debate all the bills on the order paper. If … Read more
Only the UK Government stands in the way of paid miscarriage leave becoming a right for parents in the UK. Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley’s Private Members’ Bill is due to have its second reading on Friday 24th March but without government support, it is unlikely to progress further through Parliament. The SNP MP … Read more
Campaigning SNP MP Angela Crawley has said she will continue to campaign for legislation to bring in paid miscarriage leave for all in 2023. The Lanark and Hamilton East MP introduced a private members’ bill that would bring in at least three days paid leave for anyone who had experienced a miscarriage before 24 weeks … Read more
Campaigners have joined more than 40 MPs in calling for the UK Government to support the Miscarriage Leave Bill. Introduced by Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley under the Ten Minute Rule, the Miscarriage Leave Bill would introduce a statutory right for parents to a minimum of three-days paid leave in the event of a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy … Read more
Westminster will be given a second chance to support calls for paid miscarriage leave to be added to the statute book. Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley was successful in her application for a 10-minute Rule Bill which will see the Miscarriage Leave Bill reintroduced to parliament. If successful, the bill would introduce statutory … Read more
On the day her private members’ bill was due its second reading, Lanark and Hamilton East MP has vowed not to give up the fight for paid miscarriage leave. Having previously been talked out in December, the Paid Miscarriage Leave Bill was due to have its second reading today (6th May) but, due to the … Read more
Paid miscarriage leave will be debated by MPs in the House of Commons Chamber following a campaign by Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley. On Thursday, March 17 at 2pm, MPs from across the UK will be given the opportunity to discuss introducing paid leave for parents who experience miscarriage before 24 weeks. The … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is calling on the UK Government to recognise that miscarriage is neither an illness nor a holiday. In a debate on paid miscarriage leave at Westminster Hall yesterday, the SNP MP was ‘disappointed’ by the response from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets Paul … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has called on the UK Government to back her private members’ bill to introduce paid miscarriage leave. One month from today, the Miscarriage Leave Bill is due to go before the House of Commons again for a second chance at its second reading after it was talked out in … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has written to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng urging the UK Government to follow the example set in Northern Ireland and introduce paid miscarriage leave. The Northern Ireland Assembly this week became the first in Europe to approve paid miscarriage leave for parents who experience miscarriage before 24 weeks. A public consultation will be undertaken before final … Read more