Question follow-through · 97955
Brinnington Station: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Northern on ticket office staffing levels at Brinnington station.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Northern on ticket office staffing levels at Brinnington station.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2025
Answer published
Rail North Partnership, through which the Department and Transport for the North jointly manage Northern’s contract, has regular conversations about Northern services, including ticket office staffing and opening hours. Operators must comply with their ob...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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