Travellers: Equality

(asked on 30th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the development of a cross-Government strategy to tackle inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.


Answered by
Lord Greenhalgh Portrait
Lord Greenhalgh
This question was answered on 14th July 2020

The Government’s top priority over recent months has been to respond to the unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

My department?has been supporting?the?co-ordination of?cross Government work in?response to the impact of Covid-19 on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller?communities, to ensure their needs are reflected in response and recovery planning.

We?expect to?shortly resume?our?scoping?work on?the?Government's June 2019?commitment to develop a?GRT Strategy?to tackle inequalities in these communities.

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