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Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people

Status: Closed Opened: 9 Jun 2020 Closed: 4 Nov 2021 18 recommendations 1 report

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 the pre-existing inequalities facing BAME … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people HC 384 15 Dec 2020 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
2 Recommendation Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir… Acknowledged

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 Review 10 years on’, so that health inequalities are not … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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Government Equalities Office
3 Recommendation Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir… Acknowledged

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 is culturally competent. We recommend that by the end of … Read more

Government response AI summary
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 …
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Government Equalities Office
15 Recommendation Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir… Acknowledged

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 impact? Coronavirus and BAME people 51 people are accessing the … Read more

Government response AI summary
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 Equalities Office

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 Jul 2020 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 View ↗
1 Jul 2020 Cym D'Souza · BME National, Dr Andrea Barry · Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Dr Zubaida Haque · Runnymede Trust View ↗
17 Jun 2020 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 View ↗

Who gave evidence

15 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Barbara Palmer — 1
Cym D'Souza · Chair BME National 1
Dorian Kennedy · Deputy Director, Children, Families and Communiti… Department for Health and Social Care 1
Dr Andrea Barry · Senior Analyst Joseph Rowntree Foundation 1
Dr Chaand Nagpaul · Chair Council of the British Medical Association 1
Dr Zubaida Haque · Interim Director Runnymede Trust 1
Emma Fraser · Housing Markets and Strategy Director Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1
Jo Churchill MP · Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptati… Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Kemi Badenoch MP Government Equalities Office 1
Marcus Bell · Director Equality Hub 1
Naz Zaman · Member Lancashire BME Network 1
Professor Kamlesh Khunti · Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular M… University of Leicester 1
Professor Lucinda Platt · Professor of Social Policy and Sociology London School of Economics 1
Rosie Lewis · Member Angelou Centre 1
The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP · Minister of State Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
2 Mar 2021 To cttee Letter from Kemi Badenoch MP, Minister for Equalities, to the Chair, regarding …
14 Jan 2021 From cttee Letter to the Chair from the EHRC relating to the Committee's recommendation to…
1 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Kemi Badenoch MP concerning Minister for Equalities on Coronavirus …
7 Jul 2020 To cttee Letter from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, concerning Unequal impact? Coron…