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1167161

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with Parkinson’s receive their medication on time.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	7206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2019 16:56:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1156165

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will increase funding for (a) magistrates courts and (b) county courts to prevent court closures.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	5100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service assesses the court and tribunal estate against its estates principles - ensuring access to justice, delivering value for money and enabling efficiency in longer-term.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation and only when effective access to justice can be maintained. Courts that have closed were either underused, dilapidated or too close to one another with every penny of those closed since 2016 reinvested in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear that our Reform Programme will result in the need for fewer court and tribunal buildings and that this will only happen when there is sound evidence that people are using them less.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no active proposals to close further crown or magistrates’ courts beyond those already announced.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/10/2019 17:06:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1151856

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Autism: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for autistic adults.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	4366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting autistic people to live healthy, independent lives and to participate in their local communities. We are currently reviewing our cross-Government autism strategy and extending it to include children and young people. The Government expects to publish the revised all age autism strategy by the end of the calendar year.</p><p>Learning disability and autism are one of the clinical priorities in the NHS Long Term Plan which was published on 7 January 2019. The Plan has a renewed focus on supporting people with learning disabilities or autism or both by improving diagnostic pathways, reducing over-prescribing of medicines, and by ensuring people have access to high-quality care and support in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/10/2019 11:45:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1151595

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) update GP guidance and (b) increase GP awareness of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	3828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>General practice is where most patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) are likely to be managed, and the condition is identified as a key area of clinical knowledge in the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) content guide. The AKT is a summative assessment of the knowledge base that underpins general practice in the United Kingdom within the context of the National Health Service and is a key part of GPs’ qualifying exams.</p><p>In 2007, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the clinical guideline, ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): Diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children. This sets out best practice in the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with the condition</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/10/2019 16:26:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1151075

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the £66 million funding for early years education announced in the Spending Round 2019 by 10 per cent by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	2943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>At Spending Round 2019 the government announced an additional £66m to increase the hourly rate paid to early years providers through the government’s free hours offers. The Department for Education will share further details of funding for 2020-21 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/10/2019 14:59:32 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1150403

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on replacing the Northern Rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	1789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>We are developing contingency plans for the replacement of the current franchise with either a new short-term management contract with Northern or the Operator of Last Resort (OLR). If we find the operator to be in default of its current contract and that default was material and not capable of remedy, we have the right to terminate the current franchise. If such a right is exercised, a decision on next steps will be based on a full and rigorous analysis into what delivers the best outcomes for passengers and taxpayers and what would best enable the implementation of the forthcoming recommendations of the Williams Review.</p><p> </p><p>We will take a decision once we have the full information, and will provide Parliament with a full update on these next steps at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/10/2019 12:22:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1149895

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of voter ID fraud in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific offence of voter ID fraud. Cases are usually prosecuted as offences involving fraud by false representation as well as offences involving impersonation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to ascertain if an offender was convicted specifically for voter ID fraud as this information is not centrally held in the court proceedings database. As a result, identifying the number of offenders convicted for voter ID fraud from court data would require a manual search of court records, which would be of disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission hold more detailed information which can be found at this link: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/our-views-and-research/our-research/electoral-fraud-data/2018-electoral-fraud-data" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/our-views-and-research/our-research/electoral-fraud-data/2018-electoral-fraud-data</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/10/2019 16:44:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1150130

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Restaurants: Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that restaurant staff receive 100 per cent of their tips.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	1131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, announced as part of the Queen’s Speech, is a key part of the Government’s commitment to building fairer workplaces for all.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to introduce this legislation in the current Parliamentary session, requiring employers to pass on 100 per cent of tips and service charges to their workers. Where employers distribute tips, they will be required to do so fairly and transparently.</p><p> </p><p>We expect over 1 million workers to benefit from this legislation, many of whom earn the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2019 15:49:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid