Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Transport for the North board meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers plan to attend in 2019; and whether his Department plans to discuss the ongoing Northern Rail industrial dispute at (i) Transport for the North board meetings and (ii) any other ministerial meetings.

I will be attending the meeting on 7^th February and a Government minister will aim to attend each future meeting of the Board wherever possible. The agenda of each meeting is set in advance by TfN.