Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the decision-making process which resulted in the £30 million investment in the Garden Bridge Trust through an increase in block grant to Transport for London.

An initial decision to provide £30m towards the Garden Bridge project was taken by the former Chancellor on the condition that certain requirements were met. The transfer of £30m to Transport for London was instigated once the proposal had been considered by the Department’s business investment committee. The National Audit Office carried out an investigation into the funding and reported in 2016.