Northern: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Northern Rail.
Answered by 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 meet Northern's management to drive performance improvements across its network.
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