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Written question asked by Jane Hunt (Conservative) on Friday, 25 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 September 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking ensure that guidance on covid-19 relating to BAME people is more accessible to people whose first language is not English.

Answer

Since March 2020, Public Health England has translated key public guidance on COVID-19 in multiple languages including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu. This now also includes translation of shielding guidance into Bulgarian, Hindi and Nepali. Examples of guidance are available at the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95761
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Languages Ethnic groups Publicity Coronavirus
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk