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
3 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Many reviews and reports have put forward recommendations to tackle health inequalities.
Many reviews and reports have put forward recommendations to tackle health inequalities. Now is the time for action and the Government should finally act on these recommendations. The Government should prioritise implementing the entirety of the recommendations in the ‘Marmot … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on addressing health inequalities and highlights ongoing work like the NHS Long Term Plan and Phase 3 recovery, acknowledging the importance of Professor Marmot's findings without committing to implementing all specific recommendations.
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3 Recommendation Acknowledged
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It is vital that Government guidance is accessible to everyone so that individuals can stay...
It is vital that Government guidance is accessible to everyone so that individuals can stay informed and prevent contraction or transmission of the disease. To ensure that Government guidance is accessible for BAME communities, the Government must ensure its guidance … Read more
Government Response
The government describes ongoing work by PHE, DHSC, and NHS on flu and COVID-19 vaccine communications, mental health, and diabetes prevention, all targeted at ethnic minority groups, but does not explicitly confirm implementation of recommendations five and six from the specified Public Health England report by the end of Summer 2021.
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15 Recommendation Acknowledged
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We further recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions reviews and publishes a report...
We further recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions reviews and publishes a report on the barriers to accessing the Universal Credit application system by January 2023. The Department should use the diversity data to assess how BAME Unequal … Read more
Government Response
The government states that existing and future research with Universal Credit customers already examines barriers to claims and is representative of the population, without committing to a specific review and published report by January 2023 focused on BAME access or limited English proficiency.
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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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