• Reference: 2025/2555
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

In her 19th June letter to you Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander wrote: “The Government expects TfL to continue supporting London Boroughs in their delivery of appropriate schemes to improve local transport outcomes across London through the LIP process, and to look to maximise the amount of funding available through this process for the period of the settlement.” Why do you believe the Government felt it necessary to make clear its expectation that LIP funding should be increased?

• Reference: 2025/2554
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Are you confident that the “new capital efficiencies plan” which the Government requires of TfL, will find significant capital efficiencies?

• Reference: 2025/2553
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

In her 19th June letter to you Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander wrote: “The Department also expects TfL, as a public organisation, to produce, and deliver against, a new capital efficiencies plan, and to pursue all opportunities to make operating efficiencies and savings.” When do you expect to deliver a new capital efficiencies plan?

• Reference: 2025/2552
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

In her 19th June letter to you Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander wrote: “The funding in this settlement is provided against an assumed scenario that overall TfL fares will rise by the value of RPI+1 for each year of this settlement.” Are you content that in return for the £2.167 billion long-term funding settlement which TfL has just been granted, fares will rise by RPI+1% for the next 4 years?

• Reference: 2025/2551
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

In her 19th June letter to you Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander wrote: “HMG expects you and TfL to use TfL’s business management and financial planning, and TfL’s savings and efficiencies programmes to generate additional revenue to support TfL’s capital programme, and to consider local policy levers as needed.” Is this a reasonable expectation?

• Reference: 2025/2550
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

In her 19th June letter to you Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander wrote: “HMG’s willingness to significantly support investment in TfL’s major projects and renewals must be combined with TfL continuing to show financial prudence and generating additional revenue wherever appropriate.” Is this a reasonable condition?

• Reference: 2025/2549
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

You recently stated that, “the way to level up other regions will never be to level down London. I’ll continue to make the case to the Government that we must work together for the benefit of our capital and the whole country.” Why do you think the Government is yet to recognise the importance of London?

• Reference: 2025/2548
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Your manifesto promised you would “work with a Labour Government to explore greater devolution of rail and end the misery of non-TfL rail lines letting Londoners down.” Have you persuaded the Secretary of State for Transport to agree to devolve any mainline rail to TfL’s control?

• Reference: 2025/2547
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Your manifesto promised you would “work with a Labour Government to explore greater devolution of rail and end the misery of non-TfL rail lines letting Londoners down.” Is that exploration complete or ongoing?

• Reference: 2025/2546
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 11 July 2025

Your manifesto promised you would “work with a Labour Government to explore greater devolution of rail and end the misery of non-TfL rail lines letting Londoners down.” How is that work progressing?