Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional station staff Northern Trains has hired during the covid-19 outbreak; at what (a) locations, (b) job grades and (c) salaries; and whether those staff have been employed (i) on a temporary or permanent basis and (ii) directly or via a recruitment agency.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Northern Trains Limited has worked with its services contractor to recruit and train additional staff, across its network, to facilitate a heightened cleaning regime.