London Assembly

Monday, 20 December 2021

  • LCC's Dangerous Junction's Campaign

    The London Cycling Campaign’s Dangerous Junctions Campaign lists 22 dangerous junctions in Inner London. Will you update the Assembly on what TfL is doing to deal with each of these...

  • Cycleway 9 (1)

    Please disclose the data used to support your claim that C9 will be “safer” than the status quo.

  • Cycleway 9 (2)

    What safety assessments have been done prior to implementation of C9?

  • Housing Costs: Utilities (2)

    What support are you providing to help Londoners currently in arrears with their utilities?

  • ULEZ Boundary

    How was the decision reached to draw the ULEZ boundary inside the North Circular next to Ikea Wembley?

  • Kings Cross Gyratory (1)

    Please provide a detailed cost analysis of the redevelopment work to introduce a 20mph zone on A501 Pentonville Road, Penton Rise, Swinton Street and Gray’s Inn Road by October 2022.

  • Rising estimated cost of the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf pedestrian and cycle bridge (2)

    Has TfL undertaken any cost comparison between its final estimate of the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf pedestrian and cycle bridge and the Pont Chaban-Delmas bridge in Bordeaux, which can rise to...

  • Affordable housing

    In answer to my question 2021/4472 on affordable house building, you suggested under your leadership there had been 72,000 affordable housing starts since 2016. Could you detail how you arrived...

  • Social Care Agencies London Living Wage

    How do you intend to encourage more social care agencies to pay the London Living Wage?

  • Social Care Agencies Good Work Standard (1)

    How do you intend to encourage more social care agencies to sign up to the good work standard with only two agencies in the whole of London currently signed up?

  • Online Fraud

    For each year Dec 15 to Nov 16, Dec 16 to Nov 17, Dec 17 to Nov 18, Dec 18 to Nov 19, Dec 19 to Nov 20 and Dec 20 to Nov 21 how many instances of online fraud were reported in London?

  • PR Hits for London Brands

    At COP26, whatever one thinks of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, she scored a public relations hit by having US Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez photographed plugging a can of...

  • Recycling

    Will you agree to front up a London recycling campaign considering the capital is the worst region in the country for recycling?

  • London Power

    Given the recent news that certain energy providers have gone bust - please can you confirm that London Power is still financially sound?

  • Unacceptable Alarmism

    With London looking to recover from Covid and Tube strikes, would you like to apologise to Londoners for your - in my opinion - alarmist nonsense, claiming Tube lines would be closed and formal...

  • Afghan Refugees

    Can the Mayor tell me how many Afghan Refugees have so far been settled in Wandsworth?

  • Afghan Refugees

    Can the Mayor tell me how many Afghan Refugees have so far been settled in Merton?

  • Tree Planting

    With reference to question 2021/1071, are you on course to deliver the 90,000 trees by March next year and how many have you left to plant?

  • River Thames

    Can you set out what you have done over the last five years, such as through the Thames and London Waterways Forum, to change the perhaps incorrect public perception that the River...

  • Training police officers (2)

    For each financial year 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many police officers were trained by the Met broken down by how many were to increase people numbers and how many were to replace...

  • Training police officers (1)

    What is the maximum number of police officers the Met can train each year?

  • Met PFIs

    How many Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) are in place for the Met and what are their values?

  • Revenge Porn

    For each year Dec 15 to Nov 16, Dec 16 to Nov 17, Dec 17 to Nov 18, Dec 18 to Nov 19, Dec 19 to Nov 20 and Dec 20 to Nov 21, how many revenge porn reports were made in London?

  • Essential Digital Skills Entitlement for older Londoners (1)

    The Essential Digital Skills Entitlement funded through your Adult Education Budget has potential to reduce the digital skills gap for older Londoners. How many Londoners over the age of 50 have...

  • Essential Digital Skills Entitlement Awareness Campaign

    Please set out a timeline for when you will be launching the Essential Digital Skills Entitlement awareness campaign.

  • Essential Digital Skills Entitlement for older Londoners (2)

    What plans are there to raise awareness of the Essential Digital Skills Entitlement amongst older Londoners? Please set out a detailed timeline.

  • London Power

    How many customers does London Power currently have?

  • Lpfa (1)

    Since the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) reduced their investments in extractive fossil fuels by £39.9m, or 90% of assets under management, could you provide a breakdown of what these...

  • Lpfa (2)

    I welcome that under your administration, the LPFA have reduced their investments in extractive fossil fuels by 90%. However, are you ensuring that the new investments are compatible with the...

  • Omicron and other COVID-19 variants

    Can you update us on the current situation this winter with regards to the Omicron variant and the ongoing situation around COVID-19?

  • The Crystal

    Can you please confirm by what date the GLA’s move to the Crystal will be completed, and if the move will deliver the savings you predicted?

  • New Year’s Eve Celebrations

    How much will your New Year’s Eve celebrations at Trafalgar square cost and how does this compare to the usual fireworks display?

  • Water fountain provision in London

    How many water fountains do you expect will be installed in London by the end of 2022?

  • Car Journeys during school drop-offs

    The Walking Action Plan, a study carried out by Transport for London in July 2018, found that a quarter of weekday morning peak car trips can be attributed to school drop-offs. Please provide...

  • Street markets toolkit

    When will you update the street markets toolkit so that it reflects London’s changed economic environment from the coronavirus pandemic?

  • London international sporting events

    What discussions have you had to try to bring less-polluting international sporting events in terms of PM2.5 and carbon emissions, such as baseball, to London?

  • New variant economic support

    What additional support will you provide to London businesses to help them to deal with the potential impacts of the new coronavirus variant Omicron?

  • Formula 1 in the Royal Docks (1)

    Given that you may need to close roads for a Formula 1 race in the Royal Docks, will you consider restarting the programme of GLA-supported local car-free days?

  • Formula 1 in the Royal Docks (2)

    Given that Formula 1 involves high speeds and tyres that degrade within just a few dozen laps, what analysis has been done of the impact of more particulate pollution in Newham that would come...

  • Bribery offences

    How many current or former Met Police officers have been charged with bribery offences linked to their role as a police officer in each of the past 5 years?

  • Care workers

    As a proud supporter of the London Living Wage campaign, what would you say to care workers who have finally won their pay rise through use of industrial action? And what would your message be to...

  • Formula 1 in the Royal Docks (3)

    What planning and consultation process would you follow for any future proposal for a Formula 1 race in the Royal Docks, to ensure local residents’ views and needs are taken into account?

  • Eliminating peat use within the GLA Group

    Your Environment Strategy commits the GLA Group to reducing the use of peat-based products. Could you provide a breakdown of peat-based products used per year, including type and weight, by...

  • Green finance

    Your GLA: Mayor Draft Budget 2022-23 says you plan to develop a green finance facility for London. What projects do you plan on supporting with this facility? What does your definition of...

  • Handcuff usage and demographics

    Please provide a monthly breakdown of the number of incidents where handcuffs have been used to restrain a suspect in each of the last 3 years. Please also provide a demographic breakdown of the...

  • Anti-vaxxers and London schools

    How many reports have been made to the police of anti-vaxxers at or in London schools and how many schools have been affected? How many such incidents have the police attended?

  • Pay-Per-Mile Funding of Net-Zero Taxis

    I am aware that your energy efficiency fund (MEEF) has contracted FinTech company Zeti to deliver pay-per-mile funding of net-zero taxis across the capital. What safeguards have MEEF applied so...

  • Progress on works at Holborn Gyratory

    What specific actions have been taken by (a) TfL and (b) Camden Council in relation to making Holborn Gyratory safe for cyclists during the month of November?

  • Residential Cycle Hangars

    How many residential cycle hangars to you expect to be installed in London by the end of 2022?

  • Kings Cross Gyratory (2)

    What actions are you taking to ensure that the redevelopment works to the Kings Cross Gyratory system are completed by 2024? Please also provide a full breakdown of the costs involved in...

  • Social media vetting of police officers

    How many officers failed the Met’s vetting process in each of the last 4 years, including 2021, due to the discovery of inappropriate activity on social media or online?

  • Sexual misconduct retracted allegations

    How many allegations of sexual misconduct within the Met police were retracted in each of the last four years including 2021? If possible, please advise the gender of the person who retracted the...

  • Loss of London public toilets

    How will you engage with London’s high street businesses to encourage them to open their toilets to the public?

  • Acceleration in the use of private finance for zero carbon infrastructure (2)

    Your GLA: Mayor Draft Budget 2022-23 says that GLA modelling estimates that London needs £61 billion of capital investment in buildings and infrastructure to reach net zero carbon by 2030,...

  • Acceleration in the use of private finance for zero carbon infrastructure (1)

    Your GLA: Mayor Draft Budget 2022-23 says that GLA modelling estimates that London needs £61 billion of capital investment in buildings and infrastructure to reach net zero carbon by 2030....

  • 50 new professional standards investigators

    Please advise what rank the new officers employed into the Directorate of Professional Standards are employed at and whether all officers have been employed on full time contracts? If there are...

  • Careers Hubs (1)

    How many young Londoners do you hope to reach with your new Careers Hubs?

  • Careers Hubs (2)

    How many organisations do you hope will engage with your new Careers Hubs and how are you communicating the new programme with London’s employers?

  • Back to Business Fund

    I welcome the announcement of the £300k phase of your Back to Business Fund. When do you expect to announce more details of this phase?

  • UK Shared Prosperity Fund

    Have you received an update from the Government on London’s allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund? If not, how much would London need to replace the EU funds that London will no...

  • Personal Independence Payments (PIP)

    It was disappointing to see Government Budget documents confirm that they are no longer going ahead with the proposed 18-month minimum PIP award period decreases as promised in their 2019...

  • Careers Hubs (3)

    How will schools engage your new Careers Hubs?

  • Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2021

    I welcome the publication of the “HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND FOOD (HAF) PROGRAMME 2021: London’s experience and recommendations for government” which you have supported. Has...

  • TfL’s Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement

    Please provide an update on the Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement between TfL and the Government.

  • Winter Pressures on London’s NHS

    Hospitals, general practice, community services, and social care in London are at breaking point at the beginning of a very difficult winter. From your conversations with NHS London, are you...

  • GLA precept arrears

    Noting that many councils have seen an increase in council tax arrears during the pandemic, could you tell me the total number of London households in arrears and the total amount of GLA council...

  • High Streets Fund supporting community groups to use empty commercial space

    Thank you for providing information about your High Streets for All Challenge: Stage 2 projects. Could you give me a complete list of which community groups your High Streets Fund had helped to...

  • Design Lab3 Funding

    How much funding will you be allocating to your new workforce initiative Design Lab3?

  • Design Lab3 Targets

    What targets have you set to measure the success and progress of your new workforce initiative Design Lab3?

  • Confidence in the police

    How can you ensure Londoners have confidence in the police?

  • Northern Lights’ Borealis light spectacular

    How much funding have you allocated to the 'Northern Lights’ Borealis light spectacular and from which budget?

  • Cannabis farms

    For each year Dec 15 to Nov 16, Dec 16 to Nov 17, Dec 17 to Nov 18, Dec 18 to Dec 19, Nov 19 to Dec 20 and Nov 20 to Dec 21, how many cannabis farms were found by the Met?

  • High Streets for All Challenge

    What do you seek to achieve with your High Streets for All Challenge and when do you expect to evaluate the project?

  • Small Business Saturday 2021

    What action did you take to support Small Business Saturday in London this year?

  • New Year’s Eve 2021

    How are you encouraging Londoners to celebrate New Year’s Eve safely?

  • Let’s Do London

    What plans do you have for the Let’s Do London campaign in 2022 and how will you continue to encourage people to visit London and support London’s businesses?

  • Child hunger over Christmas

    With the increase in the cost of living this winter, is the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food programme, which provides free school meals for children for one of the two weeks of...

  • Writing to Retailers on Labelling of E-scooters

    Can you provide a list of retailers you have written to regarding the need for responsible and clear labelling around the illegality of e-scooters for use on public highways and pavements? Please...

  • Expansion of iREPORTit App Technology

    In answer to MQ2021/3996 you stated - “There is an intention to explore the use of the iREPORTit app in wider policing.” Can you update me on how you are working with the Met and...

  • Cycleway 9 (7)

    Please explain why the temporary cycle lane around the Hammersmith Gyratory was removed and please provide a copy of the assessment document that justified the decision to remove it.

  • Cycleway 9 (6)

    In implementing the C9 scheme, please provide me with the cycling usage data used to justify the investment in the scheme, including data on the usage of the temporary cycle lane that was set up...

  • Statutory Sick Pay

    Do you agree that the Government should raise Statutory Sick Pay to match the London Living Wage for workers in the capital to ensure higher self-isolation compliance and that those who are too...

  • CO2 monitors in London’s schools

    Do you know which schools in London have received CO2 monitors from the Department for Education so far?

  • Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4086. Could you: a) provide me with the numbers of homes that received improved electric heating, b) give details of what these measures comprised,...

  • Empty shops in London (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4055. Could you provide me with the observed data on empty shops from the ‘snapshots’ taken since 2013, broken down by the total number...

  • London Progression Collaboration

    How many apprenticeships have you created through the London Progression Collaboration?

  • London Progression Collaboration Funding

    How much funding have you committed to the London Progression Collaboration?

  • Apprenticeship Advisory Group

    What has the Apprenticeship Advisory Group achieved since you became Mayor?

What is this?

The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London.

The London Assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the south bank of the River Thames, close to Tower Bridge. The Assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (transport, environmental matters, etc.), publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the Mayor.

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