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

Petitions Committee Closed Non-inquiry session
Opened: 5 Jul 2021 Closed: 21 Feb 2022 Parliament page
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.
18 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
7 Mar
2022
Report published
15 Dec
2021
Correspondence
7 Oct
2021
Report published
14 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
14 Jul
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
14 Jul 2021
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Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on
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
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on HC 479 7 Oct 2021 26 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
26 Recommendation Accepted in Part
First Report - Impact of Covid-19…
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 … Read more
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.
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Government Response AI assessment · 26 of 18 classified
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 5
Rejected 2
Total 18 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
15 Dec 2021 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health relating to the Committee’s inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on
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