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Written Question
Neurodiversity
Friday 24th November 2023

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Independent - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tracking of people with neurodiverse conditions on his Department's diversity monitoring forms.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Diversity monitoring forms, which include the Enterprise Resource Planning system used in the Cabinet Office, use question sets in line with the Office for National Statistics harmonised standards. This is considered best practice across government.

As set out in the Autumn statement, the audit of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) spending is coming to its conclusion and, subject to further work, the Government is streamlining EDI training and HR processes with a view to getting value for the taxpayer. As the Minister for the Cabinet Office, I will be outlining the final proposals in due course.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Health Education
Thursday 15th April 2021

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Independent - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what covid-19 related public awareness campaigns the Government has funded and promoted over the last 12 months.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQ 33512 on 23 March 2020, and to PQ 40655 on 27 April 2020.


Written Question
Voting Rights: Visual Impairment
Thursday 12th November 2020

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Independent - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people can vote (a) independently and (b) in private.

Answered by Chloe Smith

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.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Social Distancing
Thursday 12th November 2020

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Independent - Enfield, Southgate)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

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.

Answered by Chloe Smith

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQs 45274 and 907859.

To help the public comply with the latest guidance, Please Give Me Space 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.