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HANSARDVoter ID: Equalities Impact AssessmentsResearch by the Royal National Institute of Blind People shows that one in 10 blind voters and less than half of partially sighted voters could vote independently and in secret at…26 May 2021HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. During the statement, the Minister for Equalities, the hon. Member for Saffron Walden (Kemi Badenoch), made multiple…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. It is only right that such a contentious report finally receives time for debate in this House. I have read the report,…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityLast week I met campaigners, obstetricians, midwives and black, Asian and ethnic minority women with lived experience of maternal health complications. They were very clear that…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for leading the debate on…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Black Maternal Healthcare and MortalityThe issue is that there is a need for a target. When a target is set, work can take place towards a reduction. The Minister says it might be difficult to record the figures by…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe on this side of the House are very committed to ending violence against women and girls, but there is a pattern with this Government. They consult and they review, but they…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the past 10 days we have seen the Government try to defend their poor record on ending violence against women. They have recently reopened the consultation on this issue, but…24 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayI thank the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) for securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. I am disappointed that the Minister for…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority Disparities(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for Equalities if she will make a statement on her second quarterly report to the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary on progress to…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. We know that covid-19 has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on our black, Asian and ethnic minority…01 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have failed to consider the impact on equalities resulting from their responses to the pandemic. Covid mortality rates are twice as high in deprived areas, and the…10 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsSouth Asians, particularly Bangladeshi and Pakistani people, are still experiencing three times the risk from coronavirus in this second wave, so take-up of the vaccine is vital.…10 Feb 2021HANSARDEqualities Policy: Evidence BaseIn a speech last month, the Minister for Women and Equalities stated that she wanted to focus on “facts”, not “fashion”—she has made reference to that today—and to concentrate on…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEqualities Policy: Evidence BaseThe impacts of 10 years of austerity are stark: 14 million people are now in poverty, figures out today show that 45% of disabled people in work at the start of last year reported…13 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The latest Office for National Statistics figures show that 1.6 million women experienced domestic…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe gender pay gap is still sitting at around 15%. At the current rate of progress, more than 8 million women working today will retire before they see equal pay. That sends a…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Coronavirus continues to expose deep-rooted structural inequalities in our society, and these drive the health…22 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Equality Act 2010 sets out that the Government must seek to advance equality of opportunity in relation to its functions, yet throughout the pandemic Ministers have repeatedly…21 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsTwo and a half thousand deaths could have been avoided during the first wave of the pandemic had people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities been adequately…21 Oct 2020