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1138804

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:38:57
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:45:17 23/07/2019 16:42:01
	hansard heading	China: Uyghurs
	house id	1
	identifier	277175
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:10:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of Uighur Muslim children in western Xinjiang being separated from their parents; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277175
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277175
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Reports about forced separation of children, including Dr Adrian Zenz's report of 4 July 2019, add to the growing body of evidence about the disturbing situation that Uyghurs and other minorities are facing in Xinjiang. We assess that there could be more than a million Uyghurs and other minorities who have been or are currently detained extra-judicially in detention camps in the province. As Mr Field explained in a Westminster Hall debate on 29 January 2019, these detentions have split up families and have had a significant impact on the children of those detained.</p><p>We also frequently raise our concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang bilaterally with the Chinese Government and in multilateral fora. Most recently on 3 July at the 41<sup>st</sup> session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we noted our increasing concern at the growing use of detention camps in Xinjiang and re-iterated our call on China to allow UN observers unrestricted access.</p> answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison
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	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1138805

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:38:59
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:45:19 18/07/2019 15:09:01
	hansard heading	Flowers: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	277176
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 14:37:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage wildflower meadows throughout the country.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277176
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277176
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are taking action to encourage wildflower meadows by managing designated sites, providing incentives for habitat management and creation, and forging strong partnerships with landowners, communities and conservation bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Our agri-environment schemes provide incentives for creation and management of wildlife-rich habitat, including meadows. Since 2011, we have initiated creation of over 130,000 hectares of wildlife rich habitat, including wildflower meadows. Our new Environmental Land Management scheme will reward farmers and land managers for delivering environmental outcomes such as conserving and restoring such habitats.</p><p> </p><p>Our Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) provide protection for approximately two thirds of the total extent of 110,000 ha of semi-natural grassland Priority Habitat in England. Natural England’s 2018-19 SSSI designation programme identifies a further 12 sites containing important wildflower-rich grasslands. The 25 Year Environment Plan commits us to restoring 75% of SSSI areas to good condition.</p><p> </p><p>We work with partners to support the recovery of threatened species and their habitats. For example, Natural England are working with landowners and conservation organisations on the Back from the Brink programme including on the ‘Limestone’s Living Legacies’ project, restoring a network of limestone grassland sites in the West Midlands.</p> answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey
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	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1138806

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:39:02
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:45:21 18/07/2019 17:10:02
	hansard heading	Flowers: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	277177
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 16:38:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of wildflower meadows to the success of the various bee populations in the UK.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277177
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277177
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Wildflowers provide pollen and nectar resources essential for sustaining wild and honey bees. Wildflower meadows therefore provide vital habitats for bee populations.</p><p> </p><p>Published scientific research has established that range contractions in many of our bee species are linked to the loss of species-rich habitats such as wildflower meadows. It also found that bee populations are more diverse on farms where wildflowers are sown or in landscapes with greater densities of wildflower meadows and other species-rich habitats.</p><p> </p><p>We also know that when we put wildflowers back, bees respond. Landscape-scale studies of wild bumblebee populations in farmed landscapes, led by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and part-funded by Defra, revealed that providing flower-rich habitat enhances the long-term survival of bumblebee families.</p><p> </p><p>Through our programme of agri-environment monitoring, we are currently evaluating how sowing wildflowers on farms is supporting bee populations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey
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	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1138807

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:39:04
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:45:24 18/07/2019 13:44:08
	hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
	house id	1
	identifier	277178
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 13:12:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers tackle the spread of bovine TB.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277178
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277178
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are pursuing a wide range of interventions as part of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038, including strengthening cattle testing and movement controls, licensing badger control, and promoting biosecurity on farms to help farmers prevent the spread of Bovine TB. Sir Charles Godfray’s independent review (published in November 2018) is an important contribution that will inform next steps in the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In my Written Ministerial Statement of 20 June 2019, I announced plans to reinforce TB testing in the High Risk Area, invited applications for a third round of the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme and confirmed the licensing and authorisation by Natural England of three supplementary badger control areas for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our partnerships with other organisations have enabled the development of toolkits that support farmers to understand their role in the prevention and eradication of the disease, including the TB Hub, the iBTB website and the TB Advisory Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill
	creator	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1138877

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:41:58
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:57:39 23/07/2019 12:08:04
	hansard heading	Motorcycles
	house id	1
	identifier	277179
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 11:36:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage a modal shift to motorcycles and scooters.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277179
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277179
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has committed to leaving the environment in a better state than was inherited by this generation and improving the health and lives of people across the UK. Transport has a key role to play in reducing emissions to meet both climate change and air quality goals. The Clean Air Strategy, published this year, is the most ambitious air quality strategy in a generation, aiming to halve the harm to human health from air pollution in the UK by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Motorcycles can make a significant contribution to addressing the nation’s transport and traffic problems. They offer real benefits in terms of reduced congestion and an affordable alternative to the car, providing independence and mobility and widening employment opportunities. Motorcyclists represent one of the most vulnerable road user groups and the Department has just published a refreshed Road Safety Statement and a two-year action plan to address the following four key priority groups: motorcyclists; rural road users; young road users; and older road users.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Electric scooters are illegal to use on public roads in the UK. The Department is also currently undertaking a Regulatory Review which will include whether electric scooters and other micromobility devices should be permitted in the UK and the impacts of introducing electric scooters on congestion, the environment and road safety.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Michael Ellis
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1127392

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 15:54:15
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 16:05:04 20/05/2019 17:10:04
	hansard heading	Air Commodore Charles Clarke
	house id	1
	identifier	910989
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 16:38:02
	question text	If she will pay tribute to Air Commodore Charles Clarke OBE.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910989
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910989
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Air Commodore Clarke was a great friend and ambassador of the Royal Air Force and a truly remarkable man.</p><p> </p><p>Air Commodore Clarke was a member of a World War Two Lancaster aircrew, and one of the last surviving prisoners of the Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War camp in Poland at the time of the great escape.</p><p> </p><p>Following a distinguished career in the RAF, he worked tirelessly as Chairman of the Bomber Command Association, not to mention his support for the RAF Association, RAF Benevolent Fund and the Air Cadets. His courage in the face of adversity is an inspiration to us all, and I know he will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.</p> answering member printed Penny Mordaunt
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	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1045931

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2019
	date	22/01/2019
	date tabled	22/01/2019
	ddp created	22/01/2019 19:56:52
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	22/01/2019 20:15:47 29/01/2019 14:19:13
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	identifier	211218
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/01/2019 13:48:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on (a) how many occasions and (b) what dates the Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser has met (i) the Prime Minister’s Europe Adviser and (ii) the Prime Minister in the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 211218
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211218
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Chief Negotiation Adviser’s role is to lead on trade negotiation and strategy, at the Department for International Trade. He advises my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade on trade agreements and market access deals with the UK’s global trading partners. The negotiation with the EU regarding the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration is the responsibility of the Prime Minister’s Europe Adviser.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser has had one 1:1 meeting with the Prime Minister’s Europe Adviser in the last 12 months. He has had no 1:1 meetings with the Prime Minister in the last 12 months, but has had two meetings with her accompanied by the Secretary of State for International Trade and others in the last 12 months.</p> answering member printed George Hollingbery
	creator	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

997414

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/11/2018
	date	29/10/2018
	date tabled	29/10/2018
	ddp created	29/10/2018 22:43:36
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	31/10/2018 16:35:09 01/11/2018 14:34:07
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	identifier	185076
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/11/2018 14:02:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Rukban Camp in the Tanf zone of Syria; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 185076
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185076
	version	4
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Lord Bates’ statement on 16 October to the House of Lords expressed the UK’s increasing concern regarding the estimated 50,000 people currently stranded at the Rukban camp. A recent UN mission revealed rapid deterioration in the humanitarian situation, with access to those at the Rukban Berm extremely constrained. To date, the UN has not been granted sustained access by the Assad regime.</p><p> </p><p>The UK urges all parties to ensure unconditional and sustained humanitarian access that will enable regular aid deliveries to take place. We continue to call on all parties to ensure that the approved humanitarian convoy from Damascus to Rukban takes place, providing the assistance these people badly need.</p> answering member printed Alistair Burt
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994153

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2018
	date	24/10/2018
	date tabled	24/10/2018
	ddp created	24/10/2018 19:22:01
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	24/10/2018 19:32:30 29/10/2018 13:37:01
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	identifier	183423
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/10/2018 13:05:22
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish immediately and in full detail the cross-Whitehall Brexit analysis and the underlying models and assumptions supporting that analysis.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 183423
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	183423
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that once we have agreed a deal with the EU, the Government will provide Parliament with the appropriate analysis of that deal ahead of the vote on the final deal.</p><p> </p><p>With negotiations ongoing, it would not be practical or sensible to set out the details of exactly how the Government will analyse the final deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will therefore not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work.</p> answering member printed John Glen
	creator	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
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989588

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2018
	date	17/10/2018
	date tabled	17/10/2018
	ddp created	17/10/2018 18:50:59
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	18/10/2018 14:05:31 23/10/2018 17:17:21
	hansard heading	Brexit: Statutory Instruments
	house id	1
	identifier	180722
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/10/2018 16:45:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 178290 on Delegated Legislation, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the rate at which each Department is laying statutory instruments on EU exit domestic preparedness compared with the rate required to deliver a functioning statute book on the day that the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 180722
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	180722
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As stated in my response to question 178290, the Government remains confident of having a functioning statute book in place by exit day whatever the outcome of negotiations. We expect a significant increase to the rate that these are laid over the coming months.</p> answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris
	creator	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker