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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

142114

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the transparency of mortgage pricing; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	213670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair and effective competition across all financial services markets. It has established the independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and given them the responsibility, enshrined in law, to promote effective competition in the interest of consumers. The FCA has the power to create, supervise and enforce any rules it thinks are needed to promote consumer protection, transparency and competition, including with respect to the transparency of mortgage pricing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/11/2014 14:42:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	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

48904

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of sustained low interest rates on incentives to save; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	903726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Low interest rates have benefited everyone, including through reducing mortgage rates, but the Government recognises that this has made it harder for people's savings to grow and to secure an adequate income for retirement. The Government believes it is right, therefore, to support hard working people that have taken the long term decisions to save and plan for their future.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget package announced last month aims to help all savers at all stages of life. It reduces tax for the lowest income savers; reforms the ISA regime to give all savers greater flexibility as to where and how they save their money; and creates new products to help retired savers see a better return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

631721

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to accelerate the processing of tax credit change of circumstances notifications.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Steve Baker
	uin	52294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>There are currently three ways to report a change of circumstance: telephone, paper form or digitally. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has processed UK tax credit change of circumstances in an average of less than ten days during the current tax year and is meeting all internal targets for dealing with changes. HMRC keeps performance levels under constant review, including opportunities for further improvements in this area.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/11/2016 14:42:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	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