We must ensure these mistakes are not repeated and that care homes are never again treated as an afterthought in pandemic planning.”
The APPG on coronavirus is conducting a cross-party parliamentary inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic.
It has so far held more than 20 hearings and made over 40 recommendations.
The group is made up of 25 MPs and members of the House of Lords and is chaired by Oxford West Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran.
Last week, it wrote to the prime minister calling for the chairman of the Covid inquiry to be picked on a cross-party basis, rather than being “hand-picked” by the government.
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Dan Poulter wants an immediate inquiry into how the government handled care homes during the first lockdown last year.
“We ask for your support for our amendment to the Queen’s speech to urge the government to make it a priority to remedy these situations and so end the destitution victims of domestic violence and orphaned children face as a result,” they say in the letter.
“This would send a strong message that parliament is committed to ensuring and supporting prompt action in support of protecting the rights of the people and in upholding the rule of law as a result.”
They point out that the issue of bereavement payments affects 2,000 families a year, where a parent dies without being married to, or in a civil partnership with, their partner.
Senedd Election 2021: Every Dwyfor Meirionnydd candidate standing in May
The rural constituency will have a new representative for the first time since the creation of the devolved administration
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Senedd Elections 2021 Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency map (Image: ONS)
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