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Covid-19: BAME Communities

Wednesday 22 July 2020 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Stephen Morgan asked the Minister about steps taken to help BAME communities affected disproportionately by covid-19.
  • Felicity Buchan inquired if the follow-up work on the PHE report would consider how comorbidities and occupations impact coronavirus outcomes.
  • The Minister acknowledged the need to understand the key drivers of disparities affecting BAME communities and the importance of considering additional factors like comorbidities and occupations.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Stephen Morgan Lab Rotherham
NHS
Context

The UK has seen a significant impact of COVID-19 on certain ethnic minority groups.

Question

What steps has her Department taken to help tackle the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 outbreak on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities?

Answer from Kemi Badenoch (Minister for Women and Equalities)

We are concerned that covid-19 is disproportionately impacting ethnic minority communities, which is why the Government have put in place measures to reduce the spread of the virus, especially for people who may be at higher risk. In addition to a raft of specific targeted interventions, I am working with the Race Disparity Unit and the Department of Health and Social Care to act on the findings of the Public Health England review into disparities in risks and outcomes of covid-19.

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Q2 Felicity Buchan Con Kensington
NHS
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The Public Health England review highlighted disparities in risks and outcomes of covid-19 for BAME communities.

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My constituency of Kensington has a substantial BAME population. Can my hon. Friend reassure me that her follow-up work on the PHE report will take into account how comorbidities and occupations affect the outcomes of coronavirus?

Answer from Kemi Badenoch (Minister for Women and Equalities)

My hon. Friend is completely right. It is important to remember that the PHE review findings did not take into account comorbidities or other factors such as occupations. I agree with her that it is imperative for us to understand the key drivers of these disparities, the relationships between the risk factors and what we can do to close the gap in the evidence that the review highlighted.

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