Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will fund catch-up support targeted at babies born (a) during and (b) soon before the outbreak of covid-19 to (i) enable additional contact with families with very young babies, (ii) fulfil health visitor and GP appointments that have been missed and (iii) identify risks, issues and offer support.

Local authorities are responsible for commissioning early years public health services to meet local needs, which can include such catch-up support.