Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people

Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee HC 384 15 December 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 18 items (18 recs)
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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
Government response
3rd Special Report: Unequal Impact? Coronavirus and BAME People: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report · published 5 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

4 results
1 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 19
Comorbidities pose a risk for BAME people to experience coronavirus more severely and, at times,...
Recommendation
Comorbidities pose a risk for BAME people to experience coronavirus more severely and, at times, with adverse health outcomes. To tackle comorbidities, primary prevention should be prioritised. We are concerned that the decision to disband Public Health England could result … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states that preventing ill-health remains a priority as PHE transitions, with functions under consideration. While claiming its obesity strategy is culturally appropriate with targeted campaigns, it does not commit to extending the NHS Health Check to BAME individuals from age 25, deferring to local authority commissioning responsibilities and existing prevention programmes.
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6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 47
We welcome this step by the Government to record ethnicity on death certificates.
Recommendation
We welcome this step by the Government to record ethnicity on death certificates. However, we are disappointed that this has taken the Government so long. We agree with the Minister that the data would have been helpful, and we do … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government is working towards mandatory ethnicity recording on death certificates, amending GP contracts for patient ethnicity data, and publishing weekly vaccination data by ethnicity, but full implementation requires primary legislation and further work on disaggregation standards and informant reporting.
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9 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 70
We welcome the Minister’s commitment to consider occupation as part of the work she is...
Recommendation
We welcome the Minister’s commitment to consider occupation as part of the work she is doing to take the PHE review forward; it is vital that the Government examines the interaction between ethnicity, occupation and outcomes of coronavirus. We recommend … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states that expanding the Minister for Equalities' work to include economic impacts would undermine her current focus, but highlights wider government efforts, including a £4.5 million UKRI research project, that will assess COVID-19's impact on ethnic minority groups across various issues including employment.
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16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 115
The guidance that the Government has produced for those in overcrowded housing is substandard.
Recommendation
The guidance that the Government has produced for those in overcrowded housing is substandard. There was no clear guidance in one place from the Government on how to overcome the practical challenges of living in overcrowded, and in some cases … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government updated existing 'Stay at Home' guidance in January with practical self-isolation steps and works with local groups to cascade messages, but rejects producing a new overcrowding strategy, citing ongoing reviews of HHSRS and DHS and an existing long-term strategy to reduce overcrowding.
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