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1223801

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Prevention
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 (a) reduce and (b) prevent alcohol-related crime as the night-time economy reopens after the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The number of violent incidents when the offender was perceived to be under the influence of alcohol has fallen by 44% over the last decade, from 999,000 incidents in 2007/08 to 561,000 incidents in 2017/18. The police and other local agencies have been doing an excellent job of reducing and preventing alcohol related crime and we are confident that this will continue as the night-time economy reopens. The Government therefore does not believe that any special measures are required to reduce and prevent alcohol-related crime with the re-opening of the night time economy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/08/2020 15:05:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223803

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Ophthalmic Services
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 people that have not attended their outpatient ophthalmology appointment since the start of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>A count of outpatient appointments by ‘attend or did not attend’ type for ophthalmology in England from 1 January 2020 is provided in the following table. Data provided are not a count of individual patients as a patient may have had more than one appointment within the time period. Data for 2020 are provisional and subject to change until the finalised data are published:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Attend or did not attend’ type codes and description</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appointment cancelled by, or on behalf of, the patient</p></td><td><p>83,550</p></td><td><p>78,728</p></td><td><p>115,562</p></td><td><p>52,958</p></td><td><p>25,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Did not attend – no advance warning given</p></td><td><p>63,954</p></td><td><p>54,918</p></td><td><p>61,186</p></td><td><p>20,496</p></td><td><p>17,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appointment cancelled or postponed by the Health Care Provider</p></td><td><p>74,745</p></td><td><p>71,466</p></td><td><p>140,989</p></td><td><p>203,933</p></td><td><p>112,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seen, having attended on time or, if late, before the relevant care professional was ready to see the patient</p></td><td><p>759,599</p></td><td><p>688,583</p></td><td><p>533,189</p></td><td><p>256,201</p></td><td><p>269,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrived late, after the relevant care professional was ready to see the patient, but was seen</p></td><td><p>9,549</p></td><td><p>8,543</p></td><td><p>6,121</p></td><td><p>2,092</p></td><td><p>2,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Did not attend – patient arrived late and could not be seen</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>5,031</p></td><td><p>5,199</p></td><td><p>7,969</p></td><td><p>8,729</p></td><td><p>6,354</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/08/2020 15:16:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223804

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to begin collecting data on the effect of cancelled ophthalmology services on patients.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>Data is reported centrally on the number of cancelled or delayed outpatient ophthalmology appointments only. Guidance has been issued to local National Health Service providers and commissioners trusts on the restart of non-COVID-19 services, starting with the most clinically urgent cases and ensuring this is done safely with appropriate infection control. Local providers and their clinical teams, rather than the Department, are best placed to consider the appropriate management of patient cases locally as services are restarted.</p><p>The Government is providing an additional £3 billion to the NHS, which includes funding for continued access to the independent sector to carry out routine treatments and procedures as well as provide additional capacity for COVID-19 patients, should it be needed.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 73038 question first answered 11/08/2020 16:35:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223807

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Ophthalmic Services
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 are being taken to ensure the provision of sight-saving ophthalmology services to people with (a) eye conditions and (b) eye conditions who are extremely vulnerable and shielding.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p>NHS England published its ‘Clinical guide for the management of ophthalmology patients during the Coronavirus pandemic’ in March 2020. This guidance sought to ensure that inpatients, outpatients and day case patients were supported during COVID-19 and identified that infection control was vital to how ophthalmology services operate. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Specialty-guide-ophthalmology-coronavirus-service-reorg-v1_23-March.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Specialty-guide-ophthalmology-coronavirus-service-reorg-v1_23-March.pdf</a></p><p>The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has also issued guidance on ‘Reopening and redeveloping ophthalmology services during Covid recovery’ which outlined that adapting surgical and face-to-face outpatient visits to support shielding patients should be considered. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/2020/05/covid-19-update-and-resources-for-ophthalmologists/" target="_blank">https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/2020/05/covid-19-update-and-resources-for-ophthalmologists/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 73040 question first answered 25/08/2020 15:02:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223808

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Ophthalmic Services: Macular Degeneration
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 is taking to (a) improve the quality and (b) increase the capacity of ophthalmology services for patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p>NHS England published its ‘Clinical guide for the management of ophthalmology patients during the Coronavirus pandemic’ in March 2020. This guidance sought to ensure that inpatients, outpatients and day case patients were supported during COVID-19 and identified that infection control was vital to how ophthalmology services operate. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Specialty-guide-ophthalmology-coronavirus-service-reorg-v1_23-March.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Specialty-guide-ophthalmology-coronavirus-service-reorg-v1_23-March.pdf</a></p><p>The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has also issued guidance on ‘Reopening and redeveloping ophthalmology services during Covid recovery’ which outlined that adapting surgical and face-to-face outpatient visits to support shielding patients should be considered. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/2020/05/covid-19-update-and-resources-for-ophthalmologists/" target="_blank">https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/2020/05/covid-19-update-and-resources-for-ophthalmologists/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 73039 question first answered 25/08/2020 15:02:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223809

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Ophthalmic Services
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 his Department plans to take to reduce the number of patients who miss their follow up ophthalmology appointments.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively planning and preparing for the potential impact of COVID-19 infections during winter 2020-21. National COVID-19 planning is in part informed on a reasonable worst case scenario, reflecting current scientific advice.</p><p>As the evidence base and scientific understanding evolves, the Government seeks to update planning assumptions, informed by advice and modelling from Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its subgroups. In recognition of the importance of transparency in these unprecedented times, SAGE has been publishing minutes and papers on the Government website.</p><p>To prepare the National Health Service for winter, the Government is providing an additional £3 billion of funding to the NHS. This includes funding to allow the NHS to maintain the Nightingale surge capacity and continue to use the extra hospital capacity available within the independent sector.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/08/2020 16:19:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1223898

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the merits of extending the Debt Service Suspension Initiative to include middle-income countries.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	73042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, the G20 committed to suspend the debt repayments of the world’s poorest 77 countries. The G20 focused on these countries as they are particularly vulnerable to the economic pressures of the pandemic; and because G20 creditors have a larger share of these countries’ outstanding debt, as middle-income countries borrow much more from commercial markets. Given the more complex composition of many middle-income countries’ debt, and their access to capital markets, the G20 did not agree a blanket approach to respond to middle-income country debt vulnerabilities would be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the IMF assessed that 45% of the total outstanding stock of international sovereign bonds by nominal principal amount are governed under English law.</p><p> </p><p>The G20 have called for private creditor participation in the DSSI on a voluntary basis. It is important that developing countries do not see their access to international capital markets become too costly or restricted as mobilising private finance will be essential for crisis recovery and long-term sustainable development. HM Government will continue to monitor implementation of the DSSI by private lenders under this voluntary framework closely, as it is important that all creditors work together to help enable countries especially vulnerable to the pandemic to protect their citizens and economies.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 73043 question first answered 16/07/2020 09:50:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1222484

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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 the timeframe is for the establishment of a panel of experts to support the work of the Independent review of scientific methodology in forensics.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	71850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) is operated by policing on behalf of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. It is developing a network of forensic science professionals which will include the Office of the Chief Scientist. Through this the FCN will establish a panel of experts in due course to support the ongoing independent review of scientific methodology in forensics.</p><p>The FCN Prospectus identifies responsibility for the FCN to develop Capability Roads Maps, of which DNA and digital innovation have been identified as priorities and as such are in development. The Prospectus can be read here: <a href="http://prospectus.fcn.police.uk/summary.pdf" target="_blank">http://prospectus.fcn.police.uk/summary.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 71851 question first answered 14/07/2020 16:25:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1222485

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Capability Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Forensics Capability Network has established its five-year roadmap to prioritise DNA and digital innovation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	71851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) is operated by policing on behalf of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. It is developing a network of forensic science professionals which will include the Office of the Chief Scientist. Through this the FCN will establish a panel of experts in due course to support the ongoing independent review of scientific methodology in forensics.</p><p>The FCN Prospectus identifies responsibility for the FCN to develop Capability Roads Maps, of which DNA and digital innovation have been identified as priorities and as such are in development. The Prospectus can be read here: <a href="http://prospectus.fcn.police.uk/summary.pdf" target="_blank">http://prospectus.fcn.police.uk/summary.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 71850 question first answered 14/07/2020 16:25:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1221966

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Forensic Capability Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how may police forces have voluntarily participated in the Forensic Capability Network.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	71128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) is operated by policing on behalf of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. It aims to increase efficiency, quality and to manage demand. It has enabled all police forces to work with it, including through national incidents such as the response to Covid-19, where a national contingency plan has been enacted and national co-ordination of the supplier market is required.</p><p> </p><p>The FCN has established a specialist scientific team, to identify and exploit future scientific opportunities. More information can be found here: https://www.fcn.police.uk/pillars/fcn-science</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Office of the Chief Scientist’ is being established by the FCN. Its role is set out in the FCN Prospectus which can be read here: https://www.fcn.police.uk/sites/default/files/2019-09/FCN%20Prospectus_0.pdf</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 71131 71132 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:10:58 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous