equality and human rights commission, trevor phillipsm equality and human rights commission, trevor phillipsd have known all about this a month ago. we are at least a month behind where we need to be. simply because people have been too squeamish to collect data about ethnicity. other families like charlies who are in emotional limbo, more clarity is needed. we need to know if our father died of covid—19. we need answers, we need him tested. women are reporting that uncertainty surrounding maternity services during lockdown is making a stressful situation harder. the bbc has found policies vary depending where you live — some nhs trusts aren't currently allowing a home birth for example, or letting a partner onto the ward once the baby is born, while others are. 0ur correspondent anna collinson has been talking to new and expectant mothers about how covid—19 has disrupted their plans. nadia hussain is more than a week overdue. she is prepared but the coronavirus means her birthing plan is no longer possible and she's anxious her husband can only stay with her for a short time following the b

the former chairman of the equality and human rights commission trevor phillips is leading the review month ago. we are at least a month behind where we need to be. simply because people have been too squeamish to collect data about ethnicity. for other families like charlie's who are in emotional limbo, more clarity is needed. we need to know if our father died of covid—19. we need answers, we need him tested. we will turn our attentions to parliament, virtually because we willdip into parliament, virtually because we will dip into the commons. the science and technology committee is sitting. we have been hearing from greg clark, the chair of the committee and today the chief medical advisor to the government, professor chris whitty will be giving evidence this. this is doctor michael mcbride who is just this is doctor michael mcbride who isjust addressing the this is doctor michael mcbride who is just addressing the committee right now. let's listen and adhere some of this. and, you know, that has stood the test of time. i suppose i am probably the last survivor from the last pandem