FOI request detail

How much do the free newspapers earn TfL?

Request ID: FOI-2498-1819
Date published: 09 January 2019

You asked

Does TfL make any income from The Evening Standard and The Metro for being handed out/placed on stations.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-2497-1819

Thank you for your email which we received on 19 December.

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

Does TfL make any income from The Evening Standard and The Metro for being handed out/placed on stations?

Yes. More details can be found on our website at https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/contracts-greater-than-5000.

It lists our contracts with the Evening Standard and the Metro. The value band is the income in these cases.

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.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

Does TfL make any income from The Evening Standard and The Metro for being handed out/placed on stations?

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