Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee on Covid-19
Submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on groups with protected characteristics.
Consultation Response
Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) 2020, the UK Women’s Budget Group has submitted our representation to HM Treasury.
We welcome HM Treasury’s commitment to hearing the views of civil society ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR.) The current spending review takes place in uncertain circumstances: in the midst of a global pandemic with fears about a national ‘second wave’ circling. The Government has been quick to protect jobs and commit to investment as a way to stimulate the economy after coronavirus.
Yet, it is clear that the public health and economic crises from coronavirus collide with pre-existing crises in public services including the NHS, local government and social care which have been underfunded in recent years. The CSR must commit to rebuilding the economy in a way that builds our resilience to future shocks and addresses the problems that the virus has exposed and exacerbated. For this reason, our representation focuses on a new approach to the economy and to investment so that reform and refinancing of social infrastructure is put front and centre of a care-led recovery from coronavirus.
It is not just roads, rails and high-speed internet that get people to work and contribute to the economy, but health, social and childcare. Our submission focuses on the need for:
Submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on groups with protected characteristics.
A pre budget briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group – October 2021
Self-employed women are less likely than men to benefit from the Government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
How can we stop 2020 turning back the clock on women’s rights, workers’ rights and inequalities across the board?