Request ID: FOI-3266-2223 Date published: 02 May 2023
You asked
1. How many Sponsored Route Agreements has TfL signed with local authorities in the past 5 years and how many are currently under discussion/in draft form ?
2. Could you list the bus routes and the sponsoring borough for each agreement together with the amount agreed and the time period.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3266-2223
Thank you for your request which we received on 6 March 2023, asking for information about sponsored bus route agreements.
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 TfL does hold the information you require. You asked:
1. How many Sponsored Route Agreements has TfL signed with local authorities in the past 5 years and how many are currently under discussion/in draft form?
2. Could you list the bus routes and the sponsoring borough for each agreement together with the amount agreed and the time period.
The below table shows route agreements that TfL entered into with local authorities in the past five years. There are 3 in total, 1 is in operation and 2 have expired.
Route Number
The Sponsor
Start Date
End Date
Service Enhancement
U5
London Borough of Hillingdon
04/11/2017
03/11/2020
Introduction of one additional AM journey to operate towards Uxbridge on all Mondays to Fridays
278
London Borough of Hillingdon
07/12/2022
06/12/2022
Introduction of new route to operate between Heathrow and Ruislip
125
London Borough of Barnet
25/05/2019
24/05/2024
Extension of the Services to Colindale via Hendon
London boroughs can collect Section 106 funding for TfL service improvements or other projects. The contributions received, allocated and spent are summarised in their annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) reports, publicly available on their websites, via the following links;
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
