Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential merits of providing additional Government funding to TfL for reinstating (a) the older person's freedom pass between 4.30am and 9.00am on weekdays and (b) the 60+ London Oyster photocard on Transport for London services between 4.30am and 9.00am on weekdays.

Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL, and it is their responsibility to manage and oversee the transport network. This includes decisions with regards to concessionary travel schemes. Since the onset of the pandemic, Government has provided TfL with over £6billion of emergency funding support but has been clear that this funding should not be used to provide concessions which are not available to other passengers in England.