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date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the environmental consequences of that Government establishing coal-fired power stations throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	907902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently met his Chinese Counterpart at the UK-China Energy Dialogue in December 2017, where they discussed a wide range of issues around transitioning to a low carbon economy, including China’s efforts to reduce the amount of coal in its energy mix. Last year the UK and Canada established the Powering Past Coal Alliance - which now counts over 70 members - to encourage countries, businesses and other organisations around the world to advance the transition from unabated coal power generation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:42:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1013131

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date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care bringing forward proposals to exempt prospective adoptive parents from fees for medical checks.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	195024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The adopter approval process is free for prospective adopters so that they are not charged by adoption agencies for their preparation and assessment. However, the adoption agency must obtain a written report from a registered medical practitioner about the health of the prospective adopter following a full examination. There is often a charge payable to a GP for completion of this report that an adoption agency can cover should it choose.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care currently has no plans to make changes to the fees that GPs charge prospective adopters for medical checks. Any changes to the charges by GPs would need to be negotiated between NHS England and the General Practitioner Committee of the British Medical Association as part of the annual contract negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 195025 question first answered 03/12/2018 16:39:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1013132

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Medical Examinations: Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will take steps to make prospective adopters exempt from paying GP surgery fees for medical checks.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	195025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The adopter approval process is free for prospective adopters so that they are not charged by adoption agencies for their preparation and assessment. However, the adoption agency must obtain a written report from a registered medical practitioner about the health of the prospective adopter following a full examination. There is often a charge payable to a GP for completion of this report that an adoption agency can cover should it choose.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care currently has no plans to make changes to the fees that GPs charge prospective adopters for medical checks. Any changes to the charges by GPs would need to be negotiated between NHS England and the General Practitioner Committee of the British Medical Association as part of the annual contract negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 195024 question first answered 03/12/2018 16:39:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1013160

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to give local communities greater involvement in allocating police resources and setting local priorities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	195032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes in local policing, accountable to local communities. That is why we put local people in charge by introducing directly elected and accountable Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).</p><p>PCCs are responsible for determining their force’s budget and policing precept, as well as obtaining the views of local people on police and crime objectives for their area through a police and crime plan.</p><p>Decisions on the composition and deployment of officers and staff are an operational decision for Chief Constables.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/12/2018 17:30:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman