Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19886
Ethnic Groups
Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) his and (b) NHS policy is on the use of (i) BAME and (ii) BME (A) in public policy on health and (B) generally.
Answer
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities recommended in March 2021 that the Government stop using the term BAME, which stands for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic. Since then, where possible, the Department has referred to ethnic minority groups ind...
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