FOI request detail

Chinese Companies

Request ID: FOI-0709-2021
Date published: 24 August 2020

You asked

Does Transport for London have any ongoing relationships with any businesses based in China? Please include suppliers, buyers, and sellers. If so, please name the businesses as well as provide details about the type of work they are doing?

We answered

Our Ref: FOI-0709-2021

Thank you for your request received on 29 July 2020 asking for information about any ongoing dealings we may have with businesses based in China.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

Having searched our records we can confirm that London Underground have a current contract with CRRC Corporation Limited for the manufacture and supply of new wagons used for maintenance works. The contract commenced in March 2017 and is due to expire in April 2022.  We have not been able to locate any other ongoing relationships with businesses based in China.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The impact of current circumstances on TfL’s resources means we are not able to answer FOI requests readily and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the current situation.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob

Senior FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

[email protected]

Back to top

Want to make a request?

We'll email you the response within 20 working days.


We'll publish the response online without disclosing any personal information.