To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Transport for London is required to undertake a review of its bus services in July 2021; and what assessment he has made of the level of accuracy of such an exercise being undertaken before passenger numbers have recovered to a stable level due to the covid-19 outbreak.

In June the Government agreed a third extraordinary funding and financing package for Transport for London (TfL) worth around £1.08bn. As part of this deal, the Mayor has agreed to carry out a review of service levels. This review is aimed at generating a range of service options to efficiently manage services and associated costs to support the achievement of financial sustainability by the target date of April 2023.

We will continue to monitor passenger demand over this period to accurately assess service levels and keep Londoners moving.