Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government’s covid-19 (a) health restrictions and (b) economic measures on people aged over 75.

Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on communities across the UK, and indeed across the world. The Government’s health measures have been guided by science, and aim to save lives and protect the NHS. To support these, the Government has put in place an unprecedented economic support package of over £200 billion.

The Government has due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, including explicit consideration of impacts related to age. This reflects the Government’s commitment to promoting equality and ensures that Ministers comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty.