Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to policy paper entitled Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, published by his Department on 20 May 2021, whether Transport for the North’s existing powers in respect of (a) Northern and (b) TPE rail passenger services will be (i) maintained and (ii) increased when contracts transfer to Great British Railways.
Under the Rail North Partnership, Transport for the North (TfN) and the Department for Transport jointly manage the Northern and Transpennine contracts.
New partnerships between Great British Railways and local and regional government will give greater control to towns, cities and regions. Further detail on the involvement of local leaders in rail and other transport services and the levers available to them will be set out in the levelling up white paper in due course.