How much do the free newspapers earn TfL?

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Dear Transport for London,

Does TfL make any income from The Evening Standard and The Metro for being handed out/placed on stations.

Yours faithfully,

Lewis

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Lewis

 

Our ref: FOI-2497-1819/MN

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 19
December 2018.

 

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Dear FOI,

My full name is Lewis Western.

Yours sincerely,

Lewis

FOI, Transport for London

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Dear Mr Western

 

TfL Ref: FOI-2498-1819

 

Thank you for your email which we received on 19 December.

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can
confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

 

Does TfL make any income from The Evening Standard and The Metro for being
handed out/placed on stations?

 

Yes. More details can be found on our website at
[1]https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publication....

 

It lists our contracts with the Evening Standard and the Metro. The value
band is the income in these cases.

 

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

 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

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Richard Taylor left an annotation ()

This request was originally made under the username of "Lewis"; the account had its username changed to "Lewis Western" on the 19th of January 2019.

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Richard, WhatDoTheyKnow.com volunteer