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 to introduce temporary timetable for January
Staff shortages caused by the impact of Covid has forced ScotRail to make temporary changes to its timetable from Tuesday.
The rail operator has and this has resulted in scores of services being cancelled.
To provide customers with A Level of certainty about which trains are running, a temporary timetable will be in place until 28 January.
It is mainly routes in the central belt that are affected.
A total of nine routes in and out of Glasgow's two biggest stations will operate on a revised timetable between Mondays and Fridays, while three routes to and from Edinburgh Waverley are also being temporarily cut back.
Scotland's busiest service, Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk High, is unaffected by The Changes .
A full list of The Changes which come into force on 4 January.
David Simpson , ScotRail Operations Director, said: " Like most businesses, ScotRail is not immune to the impact of coronavirus.
" We've been working Flat Out to run a safe and reliable railway in really difficult and rapidly changing circumstances.
" We've looked to spread these changes out across The Day where possible to minimise the impact on our customers, but people should plan ahead and continue to check The Train times right up until they arrive at The Station . "
On 29 December ScotRail said 320 staff were absent, including More Than 100 drivers and about 60 conductors.
It is about about 6% of the workforce of 5,300 drivers, conductors and engineers.
The rail operator said it would continue to review staff absence levels over The Coming weeks in The Event of a further spike in cases.
'Increased certainty'The reduced timetable comes as this month.
Robert Samson, of The Passenger group Transport Focus, said: " It's better for some services to be temporarily withdrawn on a planned basis than to have chaotic last-minute cancellations as these are harder for passengers to deal with.
" These temporary changes to the timetable should deliver an increased level of certainty for passengers. "
Source of news: bbc.com
