Select Committee · Petitions Committee

Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on

Status: Closed Opened: 5 Jul 2021 Closed: 21 Feb 2022 18 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

One year on from the publication of its report on the impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave, the Petitions Committee will hear from expert witnesses about the progress made against the problems identified and recommendations made to the Government in the report.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year… HC 479 7 Oct 2021 26 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
26 Recommendation First Report - Impact of Covid-19 on n… Accepted in Part

Given the multifaceted impact the pandemic has had on new parents, and to ensure their...

Given the multifaceted impact the pandemic has had on new parents, and to ensure their needs are specifically considered going forward, the Government should publish a covid-19 recovery strategy for new parents alongside its response to this report, and 30 Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on should …

Government response. The government rejects developing an isolated COVID-19 recovery strategy for new parents but commits to integrating learning into a broader package of support for families, backed by £500 million in funding and various programmes.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
14 Jul 2021 Bethany Power, Petition signatory · Private citizen, Dr Sarah McMullen · NCT (National Childbirth Trust), Emily Tredget · Happity, Joeli Brearley · Pregnant Then Screwed, Neil Leitch · Early Years Alliance, Rosalind Bragg · Maternity Action, Sally Hogg · Parent-Infant Foundation, Sue Armstrong Brown · Adoption UK View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
15 Dec 2021 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and…