Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the workforce headcount at Transport for the North was in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the projected headcount is for the end of 2022.

The Department provides Transport for the North (TfN) with a financial settlement commensurate with the delivery of its statutory functions. As a devolved body, it is for TfN to set its business plan and associated staffing plans.

Following confirmation of their core grant allocation, Transport for the North are undertaking business planning procedures for the forthcoming financial year. It is not for the Government to comment on business planning of a devolved body.