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BAME Covid-19 Review Taskforce

Wednesday 6 May 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Layla Moran asked the Government to convene a cross-party taskforce to oversee the BAME Covid-19 review.
  • The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is expected to respond to Layla Moran's letter regarding the issue.
  • Public Health England is conducting an independent review to collect information appropriately.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Layla Moran Lib Dem Bristol Central
NHS
Context

The question pertains to the Government's response regarding a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities. It follows an announcement by Public Health England to conduct a review.

Question

If the Government will convene a cross-party taskforce to oversee the BAME covid-19 review announced on 17 April 2020 and monitor the implementation of actions arising from that review. I welcome the review PHE is undertaking, but there are things we can do now to better understand the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the BAME community; one would be adding a question on ethnicity in the NHS coronavirus symptom checker.

Answer from Kemi Badenoch (Minister for Women and Equalities)

I thank the hon. Lady for her letter on this issue in April; the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is aware of it, and I am sure she will receive a response from him in due course. Public Health England conducts an independent review, trusted to collect information appropriately as they see fit.

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