Valerie Chairs Westminster Hall Debate on Career Breaks for Parents of Seriously Ill Children

On 3 February 2025 I chaired the Westminster Hall Debate on e-petition 638449 relating to career breaks for parents of seriously ill children. The debate was moved by Robbie Moore MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee, and responded to by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Justin Madders MP.

E-petition 638449 was started after a Christina Harris lost her job after her daughter, Skye, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She used the e-petition process and gained over 100,000 signatures, triggering the debate. 

To find other petitions, or start your own, you can use this link to access to Petitions site: https://petition.parliament.uk/