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1251164

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people can vote (a) independently and (b) in private.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	908707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote and has been working with The Royal National Institute of Blind People to improve the voting process for blind and partially sighted people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/11/2020 15:57:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1247632

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Social Distancing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the Please Give Me Space visual indicator.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	109552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQs <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-11/45274" target="_blank">45274</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-21/907859" target="_blank">907859</a>.</p><p>To help the public comply with the latest guidance, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/please-give-me-space-social-distancing-cards-or-badges" target="_blank">Please Give Me Space</a> cards and badges were created in collaboration with the RNIB, and are available on gov.uk for download and print for those who are exempt from wearing face coverings. The badge and other assets were shared via Government social media channels, with disability charities, and with relevant enforcers of face covering guidelines to raise awareness, such as the police and public transport firms. COVID-19 guidance is published on gov.uk and amplified via our public information campaign.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/11/2020 17:31:57 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1238289

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
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	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for updating the Hate crime action plan 2016 to 2020; and what the process is for engaging stakeholders in its development.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	96162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to stamping out hatred in all its forms. Many of the initiatives outlined in the action plan will continue, and we also remain committed to delivering on our existing priorities. We are considering a range of options for our work from July 2020 and will work in close consultation with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/10/2020 16:48:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1238327

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to disburse the additional funding and grants for costs associated with the covid-19 outbreak claimed for by (a) Eversely Primary School and (b) other schools.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	96163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing additional funding to schools, on top of existing budgets, to cover unavoidable costs incurred between March and July due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met from their existing resources.</p><p>Schools have been eligible to claim for: increased premises related costs associated with keeping schools open over the Easter and summer half term holidays; support for free school meals for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs required due to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements.</p><p>The first claims window for the COVID-19 schools fund closed on 21 July. There will be a further opportunity in the autumn for schools to claim for exceptional costs that fell between March and July. This second claims window will be available for schools who were unable to claim in the summer and will be for the same eligible cost categories.</p><p>Schools have claimed £104 million against the standard expenditure categories in the fund, as set out above. The Department will be making further payments in the autumn term to schools who either claimed outside of the standard categories or whose claims exceeded the cost limit, following an assessment of their claims. Along with other schools who made a claim outside of the standard expenditure categories, Eversley Primary School, Enfield, will receive a payment in the autumn term which will reflect the outcome of that assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/10/2020 16:20:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1236244

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when new rules will be introduced to allow traders to apply for a Duty Deferment Account without a Customs Comprehensive Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	92860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>To be approved for a Duty Deferment Account (DDA) under the current Union Customs Code (UCC) rules customers need to be authorised by HMRC to provide a Customs Comprehensive Guarantee (CCG). This approach will continue until the end of the Transition Period, after which the requirement for a CCG to underpin a DDA in Great Britain will be removed for most compliant and solvent businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation to enable this change was laid in Parliament on 10 September. HMRC are developing a new application process for businesses wishing to use duty deferment in Great Britain at the end of the Transition Period. This is expected to be available by early November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The existing UCC rules for guarantees will continue to apply to businesses using duty deferment in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/09/2020 15:57:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1228753

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Cancer: 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, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Teenage Cancer Trust entitled Cancer x Coronavirus: The Impact on young people.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	82269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a number of commitments for improving the outcomes and experience of children, teenagers and young adults with cancer.</p><p>The revised service specifications outline how NHS England plans to deliver these commitments which includes implementing networked care, simplifying pathways and transitions between services, ensuring that every patient has access to specialist care and by increasing participation in clinical research.</p><p>It is expected that each network will agree the configuration of services within the first 12 months of publication.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 83807 question first answered 09/10/2020 13:45:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1228754

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish cancer waiting time statistics for (a) urgent two week wait referrals and (b) the 62 day wait for first treatment for the last (i) six months, (ii) 12 months and (iii) 24 months, by age.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	82270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/09/2020 17:05:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1228755

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Cancer: Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of clinical trials involving 13 to 24 year olds with cancer that have been disrupted or abandoned as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	82271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network reports that its portfolio of studies is not consistently coded with specific age ranges, and thus the information requested is not directly available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/09/2020 16:13:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1229324

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE plans to publish a timetable for technology appraisals delayed as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and whether NICE plans to prioritise the appraisals of advanced therapy medicinal products.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	82272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) paused the publication of topics that were not COVID-19 related or therapeutically critical to avoid distracting the National Health Service at a time of unprecedented pressure.</p><p>NICE has been working to reschedule multiple appraisals back into its work programme, to recover as quickly as feasibly possible. Information regarding the current timeline for each appraisal topic is published on the individual topic webpage on the NICE website.</p><p>NICE is committed to publishing final guidance for new products, including advanced therapy medicinal products within 90 days of the product first being licensed within the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/09/2020 18:51:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1229325

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Sickle Cell Diseases: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NICE technology appraisals for upcoming non-malignant haemoglobinopathy therapies will be rescheduled.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	82273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>Two topics for non-malignant haemoglobinopathy therapies were affected by the COVID-19 pause. However, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is working to reschedule multiple appraisals back into its work programme to recover as quickly as feasibly possible.</p><p>Information regarding the current timeline for each appraisal topic is published on the individual topic webpage on the NICE website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/09/2020 15:23:03 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous