Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on Northern's ability to achieve the service level commitments set out in its franchise agreement.

The Department for Transport is currently assessing Northern’s service level commitments set out in its franchise agreement against service levels being provided.

Our top priority at the moment is to ensure Northern provides a stable timetable to address the performance issues experienced from the start of the new timetable.