Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently employed by (a) Transport for London, (b) Transport for the North and (c) Rail North.

There is no proper direct comparison to be drawn between these organisations in relation to staff numbers.

The function of Transport for London is to manage transport strategy and operations across multiple modes, including London Underground, London Overground, buses, the Docklands Light Railway and strategic roads in the capital.

Transport for the North has no responsibility for the operational delivery of transport services. Its important role is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North.

The functions of Rail North, under a March 2015 partnership agreement with the Department for Transport, are to co-manage the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises, and to advise the Department for Transport on the development and delivery of its rail enhancement programme in the North of England.