Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s recent funding agreement with Transport for London required the Mayor of London to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone.

Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). The decision to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was made by the Mayor in June 2018.

The Government has provided over £4bn to keep London’s transport system moving through the pandemic. These funding agreements move TfL towards a financially sustainable future in a way that is fair to national taxpayers. The latest TfL funding deal did not require the Mayor to implement the expanded ULEZ. It was however clear that any change to the Mayor’s existing plans would have to be paid for without recourse to Government funding.