I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from TFL: The total annual cost of the Santander Cycles/Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme. Please provide net spending for TFL for each year and details of all capital expenditure. Please can you also release all information relating to the number of passenger/user miles travelled. Please can you also provide information relating to the net cost to TFL and capital expenditure for London Underground and for buses run by Transport for London.

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Dear

TfL Ref: FOI-2985-1718

Thank you for your email received by us on 18 January 2018 asking for information about Cycle Hire Scheme. Please accept my apologies for the delay in our response.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. I have answered your questions in the order you have asked them.

The total annual cost of the Santander Cycles/Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme. Please provide net spending for TFL for each year and details of all capital expenditure.

Please see the table below for the information requested:

			2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
IP / Non-IP	Non-IP	Income	(2,449,577)	(11,713,814)	(12,978,510)	(13,105,991)	(15,641,584)	(16,195,244)	(17,712,049)
		Third Party	-	-	-	(233,730)	(146,775)	(296,165)	(604,406)
		Expenditure	13,342,499	20,946,321	24,040,786	24,990,458	26,374,995	26,607,384	21,933,743
	Non-IP	net	10,892,922	9,232,507	11,062,275	11,650,737	10,586,635	10,115,976	3,617,288
	IP	Income	(3,791,519)	0	(3,300)	-	-	-	(600)
		Third Party	-	(5,638,898)	(352,046)	(4,600,000)	(59,874)	(433,441)	(1,279,272)
		Expenditure	54,049,056	33,932,073	4,215,351	22,042,492	3,763,421	10,603,641	15,291,727
		net	50,257,536	28,293,175	3,860,005	17,442,492	3,703,547	10,170,200	14,011,855
		Overall (net)	61,150,458	37,525,682	14,922,281	29,093,230	14,290,182	20,286,176	17,629,143

* IP - Investment Programme

Please note that we are in the process of updating our website to reflect the figures above.

 Please can you also release all information relating to the number of passenger/user miles travelled.

We do not record distance travelled or route taken and so we are unable to provide this information.

Please can you also provide information relating to the net cost to TFL and capital expenditure for London Underground and for buses run by Transport for London.

Please see the link to the Quarterly Performance reports. Please note these are provided in financial year and goes back to 2012/13.

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/quarterly-progress-reports

• Quarter 4 for each financial year should provide the information for buses.

   

• In earlier years Buses is reported under Surface Transport, however the commentary for Capital items will mention significant Capital buses spend.

Also, please see the link to our latest budget and business plan which covers our plans for the transport network over the five years https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/business-plan

 If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any 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

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