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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

BAME Women: Covid-19

Wednesday 23 September 2020 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government have taken targeted testing of occupations and groups at higher risk, including ethnic minority women.
  • Information on public health has been translated into multiple languages in accessible formats to reach all communities.
  • The Department of Health and Social Care published a covid-19 adult social care workforce risk reduction framework to manage specific risks, including by ethnicity.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Theresa Villiers Con
Women & Equalities
Context

Public Health England identified a disproportionate effect of covid-19 on women in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.

Question

What steps the Government have taken to protect women in BAME communities from the disproportionate effect of covid-19 identified by Public Health England?

Answer from Kemi Badenoch

The Government have taken targeted testing of occupations and groups at higher risk, including ethnic minority women. Information on public health has been translated into multiple languages in accessible formats to reach all communities.

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Not addressed: Specific focus on BAME women in care sector was not addressed in initial question's context

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Q2 Theresa Villiers Con
Care & Healthcare Workers Women & Equalities
Context

BAME women are strongly represented in the workforce in the care system and face higher risks from covid-19.

Question

Women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are strongly represented in the workforce in our care system, so will the Minister have a strong focus on keeping care workers safe from covid, with a particular emphasis on the higher risk faced by women from black and minority ethnic communities in those jobs?

Answer from Kemi Badenoch

The Department of Health and Social Care published a covid-19 adult social care workforce risk reduction framework to manage specific risks, including by ethnicity. Financial support is provided to the Race Equality Foundation for additional services.

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