A report into inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people finds significant problems including acute discrimination.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people in the UK have been"comprehensively failed", according to a group of cross-party MPs.
The Women and Equalities Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Maria Miller, found that government and local authority focus has been too skewed towards accommodation issues, and that too little has been done to address problems of discrimination, restricted access to healthcare and poor educational outcomes.
"All too often when Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups are in the news it is for illegal encampments or problems of that sort," Ms Miller told Sky News. "But our report has identified there are really significant problems faced by that community over issues such as education and health. And although 90% of these communities live in houses, they still face issues of acute discrimination."There are an estimated 500,000 people within the UK's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. One in four live in caravan-style accommodation.
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