Covid-19: People Living in Poverty Debate
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Lord Woolley of Woodford
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Covid-19: People Living in Poverty
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Lord Woolley of Woodford (CB)
My Lords, according to the Government’s data and ethnicity facts and figures, Asian and black households are more likely to live in poverty and most likely to live in persistent poverty. During 10 years of austerity, BAME groups were particularly hard hit by high levels of unemployment and deprivation. Can we have a Covid-19 race equality strategy to ensure that this disproportionate impact does not occur this time round?