Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on including Spelthorne within the Oyster Zone.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL is responsible for operational decisions. Operators can consider and propose zonal changes where a positive business case can be demonstrated.