Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential cost of installing a new signalling system on the Piccadilly Line to increase the frequency of trains; and if he will make a statement.

Transport in London is devolved. It is for the Mayor and TfL to ensure adequate investment in transport services in London.

Under the long-term settlement, agreed on 30 August 2022, Government is providing TfL with just under £1.2 billion of grant funding to support transport, including major projects, tube upgrades, Active Travel schemes and less congestion for commuters.

This funding will support almost £3.6bn worth of critical infrastructure projects, matching the Mayor’s own pre-Covid capital spending plans.

This funding is in addition to the Government’s commitment at the Spending Review to invest £1 billion per year until 2025 for TfL’s capital programme through Business Rates Retention.