Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 23 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Rail North: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government provides to Rail North.

Answer: The Rail North Partnership brings together activities that were previously undertaken by DfT and Local Transport Authorities in the North. Accordingly the Government has agreed that £500,000 p.a. of existing annual grant funding provided by the Department to the North of England Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) and Combined Authorities can be used to fund Rail North. In addition, the Department funds staffing costs that it would have otherwise incurred itself.

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