Public Health England Review: Covid-19 Disparities Debate
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Public Health England Review: Covid-19 Disparities
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Rob Butler (Aylesbury) (Con)
The report on disparities in the risks of contracting covid-19 is extremely concerning, so how will the Minister ensure that everybody is treated equally, regardless of ethnicity?
Kemi Badenoch
We are considering the experiences and circumstances of people across society so that, while the UK will be changed by this experience, we can emerge stronger and more united. All parts of the Government must take care to pay due regard to the equalities impacts of policy decisions in line with the public sector equalities duty and our commitment to promoting equalities.