David Simpson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 65 |
| Date of birth | February 16,1959 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Moy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Elaine Simpson |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Children | Kristy Simpson |
| Movies/Shows | Hue and Cry |
| Lars the Emo Kid | |
| Previous position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005–2019) |
| Education | Belfast Metropolitan College |
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| ID | 746792 |
David Simpson Life story
Thomas David Simpson is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland, who was the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann from 2005 to 2019. On 6 November 2019 Simpson announced that he would not be standing for re-election in the 2019 general election.
Trains suspended in 'do not travel' weather warning for Scotland
... David Simpson, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: " We know the impact that the withdrawal of some train services will have, but it s a necessary step to ensure the safety of our staff and customers due to the severe rainfall...
Wales freeports for Milford Haven-Port Talbot, Anglesey
... Pembrokeshire council leader David Simpson said Celtic Freeport would unleash " green industrial potential"...
ScotRail and drivers' union return to pay talks
... Difficult financial positionScotRail s service delivery director David Simpson said told BBC Scotland the operator was " always open to negotiation"...
ScotRail: Why have hundreds of trains been cancelled?
... And ScotRail service delivery director, David Simpson, said the unions demands were " just not sustainable in the current economic climate of the railway"...
ScotRail's scaled back timetable comes into force
... David Simpson added: " In order to provide a robust timetable with the limited number of available train drivers, we ve had to make some very difficult decisions and this has meant we ve been unable to provide a full day s service across every route...
Anger over 'devastating' cuts to ScotRail services
... " Pay talks are the root cause ScotRail s David Simpson said how long the temporary timetable remained would depend on talks with the union, but admitted that it could be in place for several weeks...
ScotRail to introduce temporary timetable for January
... David Simpson, ScotRail Operations Director, said: " Like most businesses, ScotRail is not immune to the impact of coronavirus...
COP26: Deadline day to avert crippling rail strike
... ScotRail operations director David Simpson defended the current offer, especially as passenger numbers have halved due to Covid...
ScotRail and drivers' union return to pay talks
ScotRail and The Train drivers' union Aslef have said they will return to talks in an ongoing dispute over pay.
About 700 daily services were cut on Monday after The Train operator issued a temporary timetable to cope with driver shortages.
Aslef said Informal Talks would take place on Tuesday ahead of formal negotiations on Thursday.
Drivers have refused to work overtime and on rest days, after The Union rejected a 2. 2% pay offer.
Both sides had been in deadlock after The Union said it was balloting members for strike Action over the pay offer.
The RMT union, whose members include other railway workers who have been will also be part of The Talks .
Earlier, Aslef's Scottish organiser Kevin Lindsay called on ScotRail to get back to the negotiating table so the " ridiculous timetable cuts" could be withdrawn.
He told: " I need somebody from ScotRail or Transport Scotland to Come Along with The Authority to make a deal so we can move forward because this is damaging Scotland's economy.
He added: " I appreciate other sectors and other workers may not be on the same salaries or may not be making the same demands, but this isn't a race to the bottom, my job is to protect the terms and conditions of train drivers.
" Train drivers are telling me quite clearly they are looking for a sensible settlement that we can actually move forward on to deliver for The Passengers of Scotland. "
Mr Lindsay said he had also written to the First Minister asking her to provide " positive political intervention" in bringing the recently nationalised train operator back to talks.
ScotRail began cancelling trains earlier this month amid the pay dispute, after many drivers chose not to work overtime or on rest days.
Due to delays in training new staff during the pandemic, it relied on drivers working extra hours in order to run normal services.
ScotRail's original Summer 2022 timetable had about 2,150 weekday services. This has now been reduced to 1,456 in the temporary timetable. The Changes also mean the Last Train on many routes departs before 20:00.
A typical ScotRail driver salary is More Than £50,000.
With drivers being offered a 2. 2% pay rise and the opportunity to participate in a revenue share arrangement, the Scottish Government says this would take the total package to 5%.
Difficult financial positionScotRail's Service Delivery director David Simpson said told Bbc Scotland The Operator was " always open to negotiation".
He Said : " Both sides need to find a way to move this forward, to find a way to recognise the difficult financial position the industry is in after the pandemic, with a large gap between cost and revenue that the tax payer is currently filling.
" We all share The Wish to get round The Table , to find a way to compromise and move forward and start returning The Railway to normal. "
On Monday evening both ScotRail and Aslef confirmed they would meet again for further talks.
The Union said it would be making no further comment until after formal negotiations on Thursday.
The RMT union, which had agreed a backdated pay rise of 2. 5% in October, also declined the year's deal and is balloting members over strike Action .
Source of news: bbc.com
