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1124523

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the East Midlands franchise was awarded to Abellio until 2027 before the conclusion of the Williams review.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	250454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The government will publish a White Paper setting out how we will implement the Review’s recommendations in the autumn. Reform will start as early as 2020. This does not prevent us taking every opportunity in the short term to improve passengers’ experience.</p><p>We considered on a case-by-case basis whether to continue with the current franchise competitions and concluded that awarding the East Midlands franchise now would be in the best interests of passengers and taxpayers and would allow planned passenger benefits, such as new trains, to be delivered at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/05/2019 14:01:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1123612

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what stage in the franchise process the decision was taken to exclude Stagecoach from bidding for the East Midlands franchise.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	248647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The decision was made shortly before Stagecoach was informed of the disqualification decision on 9 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/05/2019 13:39:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1123613

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances Abellio have provided his Department in relation to the pensions of staff employed on the East Midlands line.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	248648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Railways Pension Scheme was established in 1994, replacing the previous British Rail scheme. Contributions in to the Railways Pension Scheme are split according to a shared cost arrangement, whereby employers (the Train Operating Companies) pay 60% and employees pay the remaining 40%. Since franchising arrangements were first introduced Train Operating Companies have been, and continue to be, responsible for paying employer pension contributions during a franchise term.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the East Midlands Franchise Agreement Abellio will participate in and become the Designated Employer for the East Midlands section of the Railways Pension Scheme. Abellio will be obliged by the Franchise Agreement to pay the employer contributions required under the schedule of contributions applicable during their franchise term. All of Abellio’s pensions related obligations are detailed in Schedule 16.1 to the Franchise Agreement which will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/05/2019 13:45:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1109503

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers and Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure the effectiveness of the recruitment policies for (a) nurses and (b) care workers from (i) EU and (ii) non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	240544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “the UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those who meet our requirements to come to the UK.</p><p><br>The White Paper also includes a transitional route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, wishing to fill positions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/04/2019 15:35:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1109504

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding for high-quality ME research as the Government has done for dementia and brain cancer.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	240545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The Government also supports research relating to myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) through the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of the Department for Business, Environment and Industrial Strategy partner organisation, UK Research and Innovation. Both the NIHR and the MRC welcome funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including ME; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications to the NIHR and the MRC are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>Research into chronic fatigue syndrome CFS/ME is an area of strategic importance for the MRC and the only medical condition for which the MRC has a dedicated Highlight Notice which identifies areas where proposals are particularly encouraged. These include proposals which have a focus on the underpinning mechanisms of ME/CFS, with priority areas including immune dysregulation; pain; improved sub-phenotyping and stratification of ME/CFS; and mechanisms of ME/CFS in children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/04/2019 15:29:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1109506

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department (a) allocated funding for the PACE medical trial; and has not allocated funding for other medical trials since the PACE trial.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	240546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Funding, authorised by the then Chief Medical Adviser to the Department for Work and Pensions, was made available as a contribution from the department to the PACE study. The Department continues to be involved in research activity relevant to its remit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2019 14:23:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1064749

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Abdullah Öcalan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on ending the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan in line with International and Turkish domestic law and bring an end to hunger strikes in that country.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	224321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>British Embassy officials discussed the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan with Turkish officials in mid-January. They also covered the hunger strikes in support of Abdullah Öcalan by Kurdish prisoners, including Leyla Guven MP. We are pleased to note that she was recently released from prison. We expect the Turkish authorities to ensure that prisoners' human rights are observed, including access to medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/02/2019 16:58:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1058940

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals who have the right to work in the UK have no recourse to public funds.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	219401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of forms of leave that can be granted which give the right to work in the UK but with no recourse to public funds. This is underpinned by Part 5A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.</p><p>We do not routinely record information centrally on individuals who have the right to work in the UK without recourse to public funds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/02/2019 17:10:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1049986

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ecuador: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military training the UK has provided to the armed forces of Ecuador since 2014; and what plans his Department has to provide military training to the armed forces of Ecuador in the future.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	213337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>According to our records, the Ministry of Defence has not provided any military training to the armed forces of Ecuador since 2014 and currently has no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/02/2019 17:12:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1050008

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Pensions: Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the terms of reference are for the High Court's judicial review into the implementation of the Pension Act 1995 and Pension Act 2011.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	213338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Several people have brought a challenge in the High Court in relation to changes to State Pension age on a number of different grounds. On 30<sup>th</sup> November 2018, the High Court ruled that a case on these matters would go to a full hearing on all grounds. The case is listed to be heard in the Divisional Court on 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> June 2019. The basis of the claim is available from the High Court. The DWP are unable to comment on live litigation. This approach is consistent with all previous governments approach to live litigation.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 31/01/2019 17:13:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson