Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What his timescale is for transferring the Northern Rail franchise into public ownership.”
Tabled: 27 January 2020Answered: 30 January 2020
Asked by
Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
Louise Haigh
I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s important question. We share her and her constituents’ disappointment in the commercial decision by Eurostar to cease services. We hope to see a reinstatement, either by Eurostar or another operator, in the future, but I will meet with her, other MPs and local stakeholders to continue discussing this matter.