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418690

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	10179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text We closely monitor the political and security situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) discussed the future of the peace process, the situation on the ground and developments in the region with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 10 September. Most recently, we have been concerned by violence at the Temple Mount / Haram Al Sharif compound. I issued a statement on this matter on 16 September. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/09/2015 13:42:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

418691

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	10180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We follow developments in Kashmir closely. Officials from our High Commissions in Delhi and Islamabad regularly discuss the situation in Kashmir with the governments of both India and Pakistan, and travel to the region periodically to see the situation on the ground for themselves.</p><p>The long standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator. We encourage both sides to maintain positive dialogue, but the pace and scope of this is for them to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/09/2015 12:42:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

391848

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	University of York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts have been awarded to the University of York by (a) his Department and (b) NICE since 1999; and how much funding has been allocated through each such contract by (i) his Department and (ii) NICE since 1999.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	8145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 2004, the Department has awarded 107 contracts to the University of York, of which 105 are entirely research based. The total value of all contracts is £92.96 million. Information prior to 2004 is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2007 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has awarded 10 contracts to the University of York (this figure includes six contracts awarded to York Health Economics Consortium, which is based at the University). The total value of these contracts is £1.16 million. NICE does not hold information relating to contracts awarded prior to 2007.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/09/2015 10:54:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

391587

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of their earnings.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	901132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has committed to increasing the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 by the end of the parliament, enabling people to keep more of the money they earn by paying less income tax. 8 out of 10 working households will be better off as a result of changes announced at this Budget to the personal allowance, National Living Wage and welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2015 15:48:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

386673

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what metrics are used to measure the performance of his Medicines, Pharmacy and Industry unit.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	4840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Medicines Pharmacy and Industry Group (MPIG) is part of the Department’s Innovation, Growth and Technology Directorate, and leads policy for the Department on pharmaceuticals, the medicines supply chain, and the role of pharmacies (including prescription charges). MPIG is responsible for:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the delivery of the medicines pricing schemes including the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme;</p><p> </p><p>- the delivery of frameworks for medicines procurement in secondary care;</p><p> </p><p>- sponsorship role for two of the Department’s arm’s length bodies;</p><p> </p><p>- the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; and</p><p> </p><p>- the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The key objective of MPIG is to support the safe, efficient and effective access to and use of medicines in the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The delivery of MPIG against plan is assessed internally through the Department’s Quarterly Corporate Accountability Review system. The overall financial position and performance of the Department is published in the Departmental Annual Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department publishes, on a quarterly basis, the quarterly net payments and sales information relating to the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pprs-quarterly-net-sales-and-payment-information</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/07/2015 13:54:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

386264

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: UN Security Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ensure that any progress towards a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for India is made conditional on that country's compliance with UN resolutions relating to Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	4623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We fully support a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council. On Kashmir it is our, long-standing position that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation there, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution nor to act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2015 13:31:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

348311

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Urgent and Emergency Care Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress by the NHS on implementation of the Keogh Review of urgent and emergency care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>On 3 June 2015, NHS England invited expressions of interest from organisations and partnerships across England to become vanguard sites for new care models focusing on urgent and emergency care. These sites will test new approaches to delivering urgent care and aim to improve the coordination of services and reduce pressure on accident and emergency departments. It is expected that about five million people will be covered by the initial phase of the vanguard sites, which could be rolled out across England in the next couple of years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across England as a whole, new urgent and emergency care networks are being developed. These will operate strategically, to improve the consistency and quality of urgent and emergency care by bringing together System Resilience Groups (SRGs) and other stakeholders to address challenges in the urgent and emergency care system that are difficult for single SRGs to address in isolation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 14:24:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

179136

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio: Wycombe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to arrange for licensing of the Wycombe Sound radio station to be expedited.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	224161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for licensing community radio stations and has awarded over 270 licences to date.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom conducts licensing in rounds and invites applicants from each region of the UK in turn. Ofcom has published timetables for the latest round of community radio licensing and anticipate inviting applications from the South East of England outside the M25 in the first half of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of fairness, Ofcom assesses all the applications it receives in a region before awarding any licenses.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 10:35:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

179303

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Germany on financial contributions for British victims of thalidomide.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	224295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The British Ambassador to Berlin has recently raised the issue of compensation for British survivors of Thalidomide with the German Families Minister Manuela Schwesig. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is currently working with the Thalidomide Trust to secure a meeting between the Trust and the relevant German authorities in support of their campaign to seek compensation for British survivors of Thalidomide.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/02/2015 13:08:51 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
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