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1286367

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of pausing the installation of smart meters to help prevent the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Government guidance on the current national restrictions enables tradespeople, such as meter readers and smart meter installers, to work in peoples’ homes if it is a necessary part of their job.</p><p> </p><p>When visiting peoples’ homes, tradespeople should follow the Safer Working <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a> and take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 153334 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:05:16 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1286368

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning energy meter readings to help prevent the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Government guidance on the current national restrictions enables tradespeople, such as meter readers and smart meter installers, to work in peoples’ homes if it is a necessary part of their job.</p><p> </p><p>When visiting peoples’ homes, tradespeople should follow the Safer Working <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a> and take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 153333 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:05:16 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1286393

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made trends in the level Blue Badge theft from vehicles; and what steps he is taking to tackle that theft.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Transport works closely with local authorities to improve the consistency of local enforcement to tackle fraud and misuse of the Blue Badge Scheme, including the use of powers to tackle abuse provided in the Disabled Persons Parking Badges Act 2013, such as the power to retain and cancel badges found to be stolen.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/02/2021 14:57:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1286550

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to raise public awareness of exemptions from the requirement to wear coverings in public places during the covid-19 outbreak; and where and when those campaigns have taken place.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>Our face covering guidance and associated communications campaign alerts the public to why and where face coverings are required, how to make them, how to wear them and what exemptions there are. This has spanned a number of different mediums, including television, in person prompts such as in transport hubs and shop windows and on social media.</p><p>These campaigns have been running since summer 2020. Social media content and press coverage, especially regarding people with disabilities or health conditions, has been promoted throughout, as well as in line with events such as the International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/02/2021 11:25:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 83887 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1286596

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Personation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce identity theft.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the harms caused by identity theft and that criminals will use this to commit and enable a range of offences.</p><p>Existing legislation is in place to protect people’s personal data and prosecute those that commit crimes enabled by identity theft. These include the Fraud Act 2006, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Identity Documents Act 2010 and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>Building on this legislation, we believe that the most effective way of preventing identity theft is to improve the safety and security of the identity systems we use, particularly online. The Government, through proposals led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recently published draft “rules of the road” for governing the future use of digital identities. The new trust framework, including details of how to contribute to this work can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-digital-identity-and-attributes-trust-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-digital-identity-and-attributes-trust-framework</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/02/2021 14:27:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1284887

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is the Government's policy to implement the Law Commission’s 2017 recommendations on the regulation of event fees in retirement properties.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	150903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>In 2017, the Law Commission published a report of their review of event fees on behalf of this Department. The Law Commission made a number of recommendations in its report, which can be downloaded at <a href="http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties" target="_blank">http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/event-fees-in-retirement-properties</a>.</p><p>The Government responded to the Law Commission, thanking them for the report and agreeing to implement the majority of the recommendations. The Government is further considering two recommendations, on succession rights and a database of leasehold retirement properties with event fees. These recommendations are being considered alongside the wider leasehold reform programme.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/02/2021 17:57:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 82379 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1283978

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Illness and Self-harm: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged 18 and under were admitted to A&E for (a) deliberate self-harm and (b) psychiatric conditions in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	149312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/03/2021 15:47:37 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1283979

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what metrics have been developed to illustrate the effectiveness of forensic science on the number of successful (a) convictions and (b) prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	149313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office is leading on a project that aims to measure the impact of forensic science on the CJS. We are currently working with several police forces and academic institutions in England and Wales to test the approach through a series of small-scale studies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/02/2021 12:38:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1283980

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are (a) accredited and practising and (b) practising and not accredited in forensic science as at 4 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	149314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>Information on accredited organisations can be found on the website of the UK Accreditation Service: <a href="https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/?q=forensic" target="_blank">https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/?q=forensic</a></p><p>There is no register of forensic science organisations in the UK, which means that it is difficult to estimate how many unaccredited and practicing forensic science providers exist. However, police forces should not use providers who do not have the appropriate UKAS accreditation.</p><p>By supporting legislation to give the Forensic Science Regulator statutory powers, we will make it possible for the Regulator to investigate and take action against forensic science providers who do not meet the necessary quality standards.</p><p>In addition, we have supported the creation of the Forensics Capability Network (FCN) as part of an £28.6m investment in forensic capability. The FCN is leading improvement in quality standards and accreditation attainment through a number of workstreams.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/02/2021 11:10:59 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1283981

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Evidence Transfer Service (DETS).
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	149315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>A programme to support the development of a Digital Evidence Transfer Service (DETS) was funded through the Police Transformation Fund. The ambition of DETS was to develop a single product which could be used by all forces to share digital evidence with Criminal Justice System. However, a decision was made in September 2019 to discontinue the project. This was following a review of the project and the national landscape for digital evidence sharing capabilities across all forces, which found that the majority of forces had subsequently acquired and implemented their own digital evidence sharing capabilities<em>. </em>Lessons learnt from this project are being taken forward to ensure joined-up approaches on wider programmes within the wider Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/02/2021 16:19:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous