Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Transport for London on increasing the number of underground trains in order to prevent the overcrowding of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport hold regular discussions with Transport for London and the Mayor of London’s office on a range of issues relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Department will continue to work closely with TfL on the provision of transport services in London.

As of 20 April, travel on the Underground was down 94% compared with a year ago and the majority of services currently running are with very light loadings.