Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill: HL Bill 110 of 2022–23
This private member’s bill would seek to make arrangements for the collection of child support maintenance in cases involving domestic abuse.

On 24 March 2023, the House of Lords is due to debate the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill at second reading. This private member’s bill would create new statutory entitlements to leave and pay for employees with responsibility for a baby receiving neonatal care.
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill (308 KB , PDF)
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill is a private member’s bill that would create new statutory entitlements to leave and pay for employees with responsibility for a baby receiving neonatal care.
Under the bill, neonatal leave would become a ‘day one’ right and would apply to parents whose children spent at least one week in neonatal care. The maximum entitlement to this leave would be set by regulations but would be one week at a minimum. It would have to be taken within a minimum of 68 weeks starting from the date of the child’s birth.
The right to neonatal care pay during periods of related leave (for example maternity, paternity or adoption leave) would be available to all employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service and whose earnings were above the lower earnings limit for national insurance. Regulations would set out the level and duration of pay, but it would be able to be claimed for at least 12 weeks.
These new entitlements would apply in England, Scotland and Wales. They would not apply in Northern Ireland as employment law is devolved. However, the bill would extend to the whole of the UK.
In recent years, charities and politicians have called for a statutory entitlement to leave and pay for parents whose children are receiving neonatal care. The government has previously consulted on the topic and committed to legislating on the issue but has not introduced a bill in either House of Parliament. However, the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has supplied explanatory notes, a delegated powers memorandum and an impact assessment for the current bill.
The bill was sponsored in the House of Commons by Stuart McDonald (SNP MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East). It completed its stages in the Commons on 20 January 2023. Four amendments were made to the bill at committee stage; these received cross-party support and were added without division. Overall, the bill received support from across the House, including from the government, at every stage. It has also been supported by charities, including Bliss, a charity for premature and sick babies.
The bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 23 January 2023. It is sponsored by Baroness Wyld (Conservative) and is scheduled to have its second reading on 24 March 2023.
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill (308 KB , PDF)
This private member’s bill would seek to make arrangements for the collection of child support maintenance in cases involving domestic abuse.
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill is a private member’s bill sponsored by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour). The bill would amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to make it easier for employees to request flexible working. It was first introduced in the House of Commons and received cross-party support. The bill passed all its stages in the House of Commons without being amended.
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill is a private member’s bill that has government support. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Equality Act 2010 to make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties (such as customers or clients) and to introduce a specific duty on employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees.