Covid-19: Risk and Outcome Disparities

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 21 October 2020.

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Photo of Shaun Bailey Shaun Bailey Conservative, West Bromwich West

One unfortunate impact of covid-19 has been the impact on attainment in our communities, particularly white working class communities where educational attainment gaps have struggled during this crisis. I represent Princes End, which has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the west midlands. Will my hon. Friend assure me that, as part of that work across government, she will look particularly at ensuring that opportunity gaps as a result of covid-19 are not widened?