Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee

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

1 item
18 Recommendation Third Report: Unequal impact? Coronavir… Not Addressed

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 anecdotal and substantive evidence is required. However, early evidence provides … Read more

Government response AI summary
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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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…