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
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
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
Cym D'Souza · BME National Dr Andrea Barry · Joseph Rowntree Foundation Dr Zubaida Haque · Runnymede Trust
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
18 Recommendation Not Addressed
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coro…
Since the coronavirus pandemic is recent and emerging there is very limited in-depth evidence that...
Since the coronavirus pandemic is recent and emerging there is very limited in-depth evidence that provides an account of the impact of the no recourse to public funds policy. Much of the evidence that stakeholders have provided to us is … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is undertaking a full evaluation of compliant environment policies, including access to public funds, with initial analysis due by Autumn 2021, but does not address the recommendation to suspend the no recourse to public funds policy during the pandemic.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 18 classified

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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