Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people

Women and Equalities Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 9 Jun 2020 Closed: 4 Nov 2021 Parliament page
Watch a British Sign Language explainer video here. From the Unequal Impact: coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics inquiry, the Women and Equalities Committee is launching three sub-inquiries. Read more about our decision to launch the sub-inquires here . In this sub-inquiry, the Committee wants to explore … Read more
18 Recommendations
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
4 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
5 Mar
2021
Report published
2 Mar
2021
Correspondence
14 Jan
2021
Correspondence
15 Dec
2020
Report published
1 Sep
2020
Correspondence
15 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
7 Jul
2020
Correspondence
1 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
17 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
15 Jul 2020
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Dorian Kennedy · Department for Health and Social Care Emma Fraser · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Jo Churchill MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kemi Badenoch MP · Government Equalities Office Marcus Bell · Equality Hub The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
1 Jul 2020
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Cym D'Souza · BME National Dr Andrea Barry · Joseph Rowntree Foundation Dr Zubaida Haque · Runnymede Trust
17 Jun 2020
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Barbara Palmer Dr Chaand Nagpaul · Council of the British Medical Association Naz Zaman · Lancashire BME Network Professor Kamlesh Khunti · University of Leicester Professor Lucinda Platt · London School of Economics Rosie Lewis · Angelou Centre
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people HC 384 15 Dec 2020 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
4 Recommendation Accepted
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We believe that current guidance is inadequately catering to the needs of BAME people and...
We believe that current guidance is inadequately catering to the needs of BAME people and the publication of translated guidance has been slow and often less accessible than English-language versions. The Government should update the guidance on the virus itself, … Read more
Government Response
The government describes existing press, radio, TV, and BBC partnerships used to share COVID-19 information in multiple languages to reach ethnic minority audiences, without committing to updating general guidance.
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5 Recommendation Accepted
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We welcome the Government’s Community Champions scheme; it is a step in the right direction.
We welcome the Government’s Community Champions scheme; it is a step in the right direction. In order to ensure the scheme’s success, we urge the Government to liaise with BAME women and representatives of BAME women to encourage them to … Read more
Government Response
The government commits to ensuring all local areas engage minority ethnic women in the Community Champions scheme, monitoring progress and addressing barriers to access information, testing, and vaccination.
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7 Recommendation Accepted
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We understand that data sharing is voluntary.
We understand that data sharing is voluntary. However, we believe it is the Government’s responsibility to build trust among BAME communities so that they are comfortable in volunteering data. We strongly disagree with the Minister’s approach and the resistance to … Read more
Government Response
The government confirms robust data is critical, outlining ongoing work within PHE to improve ethnicity data for COVID-19 cases and deaths, and mandating the UISPC to improve comprehensive and quality ethnicity data collection and analysis, including weekly vaccination data.
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8 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the Race Disparity Unit extend the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website to...
We recommend that the Race Disparity Unit extend the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website to include a section on the BAME impacts of coronavirus specifically reporting the disaggregated share of BAME people being tested; the disaggregated share of BAME people … Read more
Government Response
The government states that the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website already features a dedicated page on Ethnicity and COVID-19, which includes links to key datasets providing disaggregated statistics on deaths, intensive care admissions, and infection rates by ethnic group.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 18 classified
Accepted 4
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 4
Total 18 recs
Correspondence 4 letters
2 Mar 2021 To committee Letter from Kemi Badenoch MP, Minister for Equalities, to the Chair, regarding the Second quarterly report on addressing COVID-19 health disparities and response to the WESC report Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people.
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14 Jan 2021 From committee Letter to the Chair from the EHRC relating to the Committee's recommendation to it in the report on Coronavirus and BAME people
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1 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from Kemi Badenoch MP concerning Minister for Equalities on Coronavirus and BAME people
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7 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, concerning Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people
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