Miscarriage leave comes to Northern Ireland

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has welcomed news that Northern Ireland is set to become the first in Europe to introduce paid miscarriage leave before 24 weeks. Legislation passed ths week by the Northern Ireland Assembly will give parents a statutory right to paid leave in the event of miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of a child. MLAs at Stormont unanimously … Read more

Petition delivered to Downing Street

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has delivered a petition with more than 25,000 names calling for the UK Government to introduce paid miscarriage leave before 24 weeks to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.  Ahead of the second reading of her private members’ bill on Friday 3rd December, Angela Crawley MP personally delivered the petition to 10 Downing Street.  The … Read more

Support for paid miscarriage leave

MPs from every corner of the UK have backed Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley’s campaign to introduce paid leave for families who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks. In total, 53 MPs have signed a cross-party letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK Government to support the campaign – including representatives from nine … Read more

Angela presents bill to bring in paid miscarriage leave

Angela Crawley MP has presented a Private Members Bill to change the law to ensure those who experience a miscarriage are given at least three days paid leave. The MP for Lanark and Hamilton East has led the campaign to introduce paid miscarriage leave. In a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister, she highlighted that around … Read more