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Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 April 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Rail North

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of (a) Rail North and (b) the Rail North Board; and how those members are appointed.

Answer

Members of Rail North:

  • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  • Blackpool Borough Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Cheshire West & Chester Council
  • City of York Council
  • Cumbria County Council
  • Darlington Borough Council
  • Derbyshire County Council
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Hartlepool Borough Council
  • Hull City Council
  • Lancashire County Council
  • Lincolnshire County Council
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral)
  • Middlesbrough Council
  • North East Combined Authority (Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland)
  • North East Lincolnshire Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North Yorkshire County Council
  • Nottingham City Council
  • Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
  • Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield)
  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Rail North Ltd Board Directors are:

  • Bill Dixon (Tees Valley)
  • Chris Metcalf (North Yorkshire)
  • David Brown (Cheshire and the Potteries)
  • Dean Collins (East Midlands)
  • John Fillis (Lancashire and Cumbria)
  • Julie Dore (Sheffield City Region Combined Authority)
  • Keith Wakefield (West Yorkshire Combined Authority)
  • Liam Robinson (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority)
  • Liz Redfern (Humber Authorities)
  • Nick Forbes (North East Combined Authority)
  • Richard Leese (Greater Manchester Combined Authority)

Any Local transport Authority in the North of England area covered by Northern and TransPennine franchises is entitled to be a member of Rail North.

Rail North Board Directors are appointed by the constituent authorities of the sub-areas they represent.

Note that Tees Valley Authorities have recently formed a Combined Authority and will, on formal notification, be represented through that single body in the future.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34744
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Membership Rail North
Link
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