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46131

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the efficiency and consistency with which the Permitted Paid Engagements scheme has been applied to musicians, composers and artists visting the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	194465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Visitor route was introduced in 2012 for <br>professionals carrying out paid engagements in the UK for up to one month. It <br>extends to musicians, composers and artists. <br><br>Feedback received from businesses and arts organisations shows that this route <br>is working as intended and offers greater flexibility for professionals <br>undertaking paid engagements. We work closely with operational colleagues and <br>regularly seek feedback from partners to ensure the route is working as <br>intended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

46301

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the deportation of Zimbabwean nationals to Zimbabwe who have no legal right to remain in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	194593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We prefer people who have no legal basis of stay in the United Kingdom to leave voluntarily and we may offer an assistance package to help them re-integrate into their home country. For those who choose not to do so, and who have the appropriate travel documentation, we will seek to enforce their removal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

631981

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that all benefit applications are processed within five working days.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	52292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>All claims for benefit are processed as quickly as possible and individual expectations on the number of days this takes is tailored across all our different products and services.</p><p> </p><p>We are now processing benefits more quickly and accurately with 90% of key out-of-work benefits processed within planned timescales in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants are in urgent financial need and have claimed Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Carers Allowance, Pension Credit and State Pension they can apply for an advance on their first benefit payment. This is called a Short Term Benefit Advance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/11/2016 17:26:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

634213

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to conduct research into whether timely and accurate administration of benefits affects the level of use of food banks.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	52524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>In the last five years we have made significant improvements in the service we provide and as a consequence benefits are paid faster than ever before; at the same time some food banks have reported increases in the amount of food supplies that they issue. Reasons for food bank use are complex and overlapping so it is misleading to link them to any one issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/11/2016 14:37:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

142310

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of injuries to motorcyclists caused by wire rope barriers in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	213672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The information requested is not available. Information on whether the motorcyclist impacted a wire rope barrier is not routinely collected by the police.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/11/2014 13:28:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

155569

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of passenger journeys in the UK were made by powered two wheelers in each of the last five years; and what share of his Department's spending related to motorcycling in each period.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	214294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department holds data collected in the National Travel Survey (NTS) on the percentage of all trips made by motorcycle.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>The table below shows the percentage of all trips made by motorcycle between 2009 and 2013:</p><p> </p><p>Average number of motorcycle trips per person per year by main mode:<br>England, 2009 to 2013</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Motorcycle</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>All modes</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>974</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>961</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>950</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>950</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>923</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of all trips</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.3%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.3%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.4%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.4%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.3%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: National Travel Survey</em></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During the five financial years 2009/10 to 2013/14, departmental spending on motorcycling is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>£ thousands</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total 09/10-13/14</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on motorcycling</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2,390</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>536</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2,298</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>706</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>929</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>6,859</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of Department's spend</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.016%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.004%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.019%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.006%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.008%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.011%</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The £6.859 million motorcycling spend represents 0.011% of the total departmental spend for those years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/11/2014 14:31:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

175161

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Buckinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what instructions he has given to HS2 Ltd on minimising transport disruption in Buckinghamshire during the construction of High Speed 2 (a) affecting the emergency services and (b) generally; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	221477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s aim is to ensure that traffic disruption caused by the construction of HS2 is reduced as far as reasonably practicable. This commitment is set out in the Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs) and draft Code of Construction Practice (CoCP) for Phase One of High Speed Two (HS2), as well as the various controls set out in the hybrid Bill.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/01/2015 11:43:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

673608

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that HS2 Ltd produces Route Management, Improvement and Safety Plans for roads in Buckinghamshire affected by the construction of High Speed 2 by 28 February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	60010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Route Management, Improvement and Safety Plans for works which may be necessary to enable worksite access for main civil works by large goods vehicles (where lorry route approvals are required) are currently being prepared and will be discussed with the relevant local highway authorities, including Buckinghamshire, ahead of the start of any works.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/01/2017 09:55:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

621209

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Stormont House Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress has been made on the implementation of the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	906768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made, including on welfare reform, and towards the establishment of the Independent Reporting Commission on paramilitary activity. We are working closely with the Executive and Irish Government on outstanding commitments. The devolution of corporation tax powers and building consensus for the legacy bodies are top priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/10/2016 14:22:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

657964

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce delays in securing dates for First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) hearings.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	57377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We do everything we can to avoid unnecessary delay in the Immigration &amp; Asylum Tribunal and we have provided an additional 4,950 tribunal sitting days for this financial year to ensure current caseloads do not increase. We are keeping performance under close review.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 21/12/2016 16:06:02 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker