Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on: Government response to the Committee’s first report

Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on: Government response to the Committee’s first report The original report, Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on, was published in October 2021, and followed the Committee’s inquiry and first report in 2020 into the impact of Covid-19 on new parents. In July 2021, a year on from the publication of its first report, the Committee took further evidence from campaigners and experts to assess progress against the recommendations made in the report. The Government’s response points to the £500 million investment announced in the 2021 Autumn Spending Review for family and early years services. This report concludes that this goes some way to addressing the ‘baby blind spot’ in Covid-19 recovery spending identified in the Committee’s report but the response contains no new commitments in response to the concerns raised and recommendations made in the report. House of Commons Petitions Committee