Committees

The Government's response to Coronavirus

Inquiry

As a result of the large numbers of petitions people have started on this issue, the Petitions Committee is questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus to answer petitioner’s most common questions and concerns.

Reports and government responses

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Second Report - The impact of Covid-19 on university students
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
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First Report: The impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave
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The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Second Special Report - The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave: Government Response to the Committee's First Report
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Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers & Labour Markets responding to the Committee's First Report: The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave.
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Oral evidence transcripts

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11 June 2020
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Michelle Donelan MP (Minister of State for Universities at Department for Education)
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11 June 2020
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Paul Scully MP (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
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21 May 2020
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Alain Gregoire (Chair at Maternal Mental Health Alliance), Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE (Chair at Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Perinatal Psychiatry), Josie Anderson (Campaigns and Policy Manager at Bliss), Sue Armstrong Brown (Chief Executive at Adoption UK), and Neil Leitch (Chief Executive at Early Years Alliance)
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Written evidence

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The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Institute of Health Visiting
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The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Adoption UK
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The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Bethany Power, Petition signatory
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Other publications

Government Response
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
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Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
26 published
Special Report
Special Reports are agreed formally by a committee and published by order of the House. They often include a Government Response to an earlier Report by the Committee.
2 published

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