During the latest session of Women and Equalities Oral Questions in the House of Commons Chamber I raised the issue of maternity discrimination.
As I said to Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst, research studies suggest that businesses, particularly small businesses, are not sufficiently aware of maternity discrimination rules and I asked what more can be done to increase their awareness. I was encouraged to hear the Minister acknowledge that this is a challenge and that work is being done to try and tackle it, including by updating the information available on gov.uk and ACAS producing new guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination.