Fourth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report
Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 1050
22 December 2020
Government response
Fourth Special Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 14 Apr 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
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Conclusion
Deferred
We were disappointed with the 2020 Spending Review’s financial settlement of £300 million in additional...
Conclusion
We were disappointed with the 2020 Spending Review’s financial settlement of £300 million in additional grant funding for local authorities’ social care in 2021/22. We believe it falls considerably short of what is required. We agree with the Health and …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it will consider the committee's findings regarding the inadequacy of social care funding when developing the UK National Strategy for Disabled People.
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Recommendation
Deferred
We agree with organisations representing Deaf British Sign Language users that we should set a...
Recommendation
We agree with organisations representing Deaf British Sign Language users that we should set a good example in the accessibility of our public oral evidence sessions. It is regrettable that we did not provide live BSL interpretation and subtitles via …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation for more British Sign Language provision in Parliament but defers responsibility to the House of Commons and its committees to develop and implement a plan.
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Recommendation
Deferred
In the light of starkly disproportionate and tragic data on death rates from coronavirus of...
Recommendation
In the light of starkly disproportionate and tragic data on death rates from coronavirus of disabled people, including shocking figures for deaths of people, including young people, with learning disabilities, there must be a discrete independent inquiry into the causes. …
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Government Response Summary
The government defers a decision on establishing an independent inquiry into disproportionate coronavirus death rates among disabled people, stating it will consider the matter after the pandemic is under control.
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