APPG Activities

This week (2 July 2025), the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Babies (Pregnancy to Age Two) met Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care.  Maya Ellis MP welcomed MPs and outlined her research to date and meetings with sector experts including Dame Andrea…

On 11 June Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves set out the government’s spending for the next three years in the Spending Review. In advance of this, as secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) we supported MPs and Peers to call for investment in babies, children and families through a…

The First 1001 Days Movement has recently submitted its submission to the Government’s 2025 spending review.  The submission focuses on how the Government can meet its ambition to give children the best start in life by investing in the first 1001 days. The key asks link back to our ‘Manifesto for Babies’ and include:  Investing…

The First 1001 Days Movement has elected its new steering group, after an online vote by its members.  In line with the Movement’s terms of reference, the steering group is comprised of 12 organisational members and 3 individual supporters.    This year’s elections were particularly competitive.   35 nominations were received for the places reserved for organisational members.…

The First 1001 Days Movement is electing a new Steering Group.  The Steering Group is elected by members of the First 1001 Days Movement.  The Steering Group oversee the Movement’s campaigns, develop policy positions and statements.  In line with the Movement’s terms of reference, the steering group is comprised of 12 organisational members and 3…

The First 1001 Days Movement has recently submitted its submission to the spending review as part of the Autumn Budget coming up on October 30th 2024. The submission focuses on how the Government needs to ‘fix the foundations’ by investing in the first 1001 days. The key asks link back to our ‘Manifesto for Babies’…

Shortly after the election, we wrote to new Ministers highlighting the urgent need for clarity over the future of the Start for Life programme.   Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Education, understood our ‘concerns about the future funding of the Start for Life and Family Hubs programme.’ Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health…

The First 1001 Days Movement has written to new Ministers highlighting the urgent need for clarity over the future of the Start for Life programme.   The letters, signed by 11 charity Chief Executives, welcome Labour’s election manifesto ambition “to raise the healthiest generation of children in our history”, and flag the role Start for Life…