Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16555

Northern Trains: Standards

Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Northern Rail.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Secretary of State has made clear to Northern’s management that its current performance is unacceptable. That is why we issued the company with a breach of contract notice and required it to develop a recovery plan. Ministers and officials regularly m...

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