Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee
Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics
Status: Closed
Opened: 30 Mar 2020
Closed: 25 Jan 2021
The Women and Equalities Committee is launching an inquiry. We want to hear about the different and disproportionate impact that the Coronavirus – and measures to tackle it - is having on people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Find out more information We have launched three sub-inquries on the impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19): … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2020 | Ali Harris · Equally Ours, Emma Boswell · Sense, Professor Lucy Yardley · University of Southampton | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2020 | David Isaac CBE · Equality and Human Rights Commission, Melanie Field · Equality and Human Rights Commission | View ↗ |
| 6 May 2020 | Imran Rasul · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Liz McKeown · Office for National Statistics, Professor Sir Michael Marmot · University College London (UCL) | View ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2020 | The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP · Government Equalities Office | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Harris · Chief Executive | Equally Ours | 1 |
| David Isaac CBE · Chair | Equality and Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Emma Boswell · Co-ordinator | Sense | 1 |
| Imran Rasul · Director | Institute for Fiscal Studies | 1 |
| Liz McKeown · Director Public Policy Analysis | Office for National Statistics | 1 |
| Melanie Field · Executive Director, Strategy, Policy, Legal and W… | Equality and Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Professor Lucy Yardley · Professor of Health Psychology | University of Southampton | 1 |
| Professor Sir Michael Marmot · Director of the Institute of Health Equity and Pr… | University College London (UCL) | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP · Minister for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, relating to Unequal impac… |
| 10 Jun 2020 | To cttee | Letter from Liz Truss MP concerning Covid-19 equalities assessment |
| 30 Apr 2020 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Liz Truss MP concerning Covid-19 equalities assessment |