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1136575

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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, if he will make it his policy to allow the Northern Rail franchise to be publicly run.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	272940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Alongside Transport for the North, who co-manage the franchise, our absolute priority is delivering the services that passengers expect. At a time when performance is improving and brand-new trains have been successfully introduced onto the network only this week to replace the unpopular and dated Pacers, major change could result in significant disruption. We see no reason at this stage to consider making changes to the franchise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2019 10:48:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1139787

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rail industry is accountable to Government.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	278597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the rail industry to ensure it is held accountable, with regular meetings between industry and Ministers and officials. A number of robust reporting and risk management processes are in place to support this work. The Williams Rail Review will also consider the role of the Department as part of its thinking on wider reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 16:15:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145144

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Personal Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Economic Development Strategy, what steps she is taking to track progress towards the achievement of living incomes in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	287661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 16:49:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145518

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has allocated to programmes supporting the payment of living wages in global value chains; and whether that funding is supporting workers in the cocoa sector.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	290449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID is investing more than £1.2 billion in bilateral agriculture programmes, many of which support smallholders in global value chains, including cocoa. DFID does not categorise its programme spend according to the nature of different value chains given the significant additional burden this would place on projects if the data was to be robust.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is a founding member of the Living Income Community of Practice and is partnering with the UN Foundation, CARE, and the Fourth Sector Group, to explore how we can encourage the growth of more “for benefit” businesses in the cocoa supply chain. It also supports the Ethical Trade Initiative to improve worker’s rights in global supply chains. This includes working with companies to improve the application of human rights and providing direct remediation of labour rights violations for vulnerable workers.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/10/2019 15:49:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145519

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's Economic Development Strategy, what steps he is taking to track progress towards the achievement of living incomes in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	290450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID tracks progress on living incomes for the poor through global progress against the targets under Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) – to deliver sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. DFID measures the contribution its projects make by reporting on the “Number of people supported to have raised incomes and better jobs or livelihoods”. This includes beneficiaries who we have supported to raise their income, which alone amounted to 2.2 million people between 2015/16 and 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/10/2019 15:50:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	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

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

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

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