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Parliament's Engagement team have been in touch with details of another Parliament debate that you can get involved with - details are below, and here's a quick article about how MNers' responses to similar threads have had an impact in Parliament. Thanks!
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How has Covid-19 impacted childcare, and your maternity and parental leave?
MPs on the House of Commons Petitions Committee want to know what's changed for new parents one year on from their report into the Impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave (July 2020).
The Committee is also considering how the pandemic has affected the cost and provision of childcare, in response to a petition calling for an independent review of childcare funding and affordability.
The MPs would like to know:
- How have changes to Covid-19 restrictions since July 2020 affected your maternity, adoptive or parental leave?
- What kind of support from your employer or other organisations helped with your return to work?
- What can the Government to do to help parents taking maternity, adoptive or parental leave right now?
- How has the pandemic affected your ability to access, afford or provide childcare?
- What changes could the Government make to address concerns about the funding and affordability of childcare?
Answers posted on this thread or anonymously on our survey before Monday 28 June will be shared with the Committee to inform their work on this issue.
Please note: your name, and any information or opinions you provide, may be shared with the Petitions Committee and MPs, and used in Parliamentary proceedings or written material which will be on the record and available on Parliament TV, Hansard and the Parliament website. Please ensure that you are happy with your comment before sharing.
The Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs appointed by the House of Commons to consider e-petitions and public (paper) petitions.
Here's a quick article about how your responses to similar threads have had an impact in Parliament.