Kemi Badenoch: The Government Equalities Office is refocusing the equality hub.

Kemi Badenoch: Understanding the impacts on different groups and the factors underpinning them is extremely complex.

Kemi Badenoch: I am afraid that we disagree on this issue.

Kemi Badenoch: May I reassure my right hon. Friend that this is something that we are looking very closely at?

Kemi Badenoch: This is an issue that I personally have taken a keen interest in.

Kemi Badenoch: Women are affected by the covid-19 lockdown in different ways.

Kemi Badenoch: This is something that we are keeping a close eye on.

Kemi Badenoch: The hon. Lady is right. We are increasingly worried about the number of deaths in deprived areas of the country.

Kemi Badenoch: I am not sure why the hon. Lady has chosen to take that stance.

Kemi Badenoch: As someone who is affected by this issue of ethnic minorities and the disproportionate impact they suffer from covid, I am