London Assembly

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

  • Increasing access to dental health services

    Several constituents have written to me to raise the issue of not being able to access NHS dental services, with some drastic home interventions being used in desperation. In light of the...

  • Working with boroughs to provide affordable lateral flow tests to vulnerable Londoners

    At Mayor’s Question Time on 19 May 2022, you told me my suggestion of London councils providing affordable lateral flow tests for Londoners who are cut out of the Government’s free...

  • Training for boroughs on local nature protection

    The London Wildlife Trust said, at an Environment Committee meeting on 26 May 2022, it is working on a project with your team to review criteria for Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation...

  • London’s Sustainable Drainage System progress

    In your Transport Strategy you identify a target for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to be built to capture an additional surface area of 50,000 square metres per year. What has been your...

  • Councils applying for GLA funds without engagement with community groups

    I have been contacted by volunteer groups who manage a range of green spaces in Hackney, and who have discovered that allegedly Hackney Council successfully applied for the GLA’s Grow Back...

  • Support for people with monkeypox in London

    According to the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data, 86 per cent of monkeypox cases identified in England (132 of 153 cases) are in London residents. Given that the current NHS...

  • Mentors for young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/0992, in which you stated that all young people in need will have access to a personal mentor by 2024, and that this: “includes those young...

  • Funding to follow the Rewild London Fund

    What support will you be providing in future to help organisations who applied for, but missed out on, funding under your Rewild London Fund in February 2022?

  • Ocean Diva (2)

    Can you confirm whether London and Partners or the GLA have in any way promoted the Ocean Diva?

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (26)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 26 “Building on the Olympic and Paralympic legacy TfL, in...

  • GLA funding and Employment Rights (4)

    Please outline why small organisations should be exempt from good employment practices?

  • LLDC - public grants (1)

    What is the current annual level of public grant, subsidy or funding provided to all current occupants of the LLDC site?

  • Developing Green Skills in London (2)

    Please provide an update on the Future Gardeners programme, including aims, number of those supported through and outcomes or expected outcomes?

  • Fraud (4)

    What are the profiles of fraud victims in London? Can you provide us with a breakdown by age, borough, ethnicity and income?

  • Fraud (2)

    What percentage of fraud cases that are passed on to the Metropolitan Police Service result in a positive outcome?

  • Fraud (3)

    Does the Met have dedicated staff working on fraud? If so, how many?

  • Greatest Failure as Mayor of London

    What do you consider to be your single greatest failure in the role of Mayor of London?

  • Tackling Inequality

    On 25th May 2022, you announced you were launching an action plan to help tackle inequality. Which specific inequalities will you be measuring as part of this action plan and could you please...

  • Homes for Londoners Land Fund (6)

    Which schemes are in the pipeline for investment by the Land Fund, and how many homes will these deliver?

  • Monkeypox in London

    What is your evaluation of the Monkeypox situation in London and advice to Londoners?

  • Homes for Londoners Land Fund (4)

    What is currently the total amount of money in the Land Fund? What is the source of this funding?

  • Homes for Londoners Land Fund (5)

    How much money in the Land Fund has not been invested to date?

  • London Business Hub

    How many businesses in Brent and Harrow have accessed support from the London Business Hub so far?

  • Operation Sweep

    Please provide findings and resulting actions of the Met’s Operation Sweep which looked at evidence storage?

  • Tourism in Harrow

    Can you provide a breakdown of: a) the number of overnight stays made by tourists in Harrow over the last three years? b) the annual spend of tourists in Harrow over the last three years?

  • Migrants Organise Funding

    Who made the decision for the GLA to donate £22,500 to Migrants Organise and what was the process in making this decision? Please also specify from which budget the funding came from and...

  • Planning in London

    Do you support the proposal by Gareth Bacon MP to make unauthorised development a criminal offence? Do you agree that this would benefit planning in London and promote the objectives of Good...

  • Police officer numbers

    What are you doing to ensure the Met has enough police officers?

  • 999 Calls

    A recent investigation by The Telegraph showed that only 23% of 999 calls to the Met were answered within 60 seconds. What are you doing to resolve this issue?

  • Metropolitan Police Response to Drug Overdoses

    Please provide a breakdown of the number for drug overdoses that the Metropolitan Police have responded to over the last three years.

  • Fraud 2

    Will MOPAC or the Met consider routinely publishing London fraud data on a dashboard?

  • Small Business Enterprises

    How will you ensure that a significant proportion of the £1.3bn investment announced for small businesses on the 27 March 2022 will be going to help SMEs owned by ethnic minority Londoners?

  • Data on Londoners In Debt

    Will you commission research into data on the numbers of Londoners who are in debt and the extent of this debt?

  • Jobs and Skills Campaign for Adult Education (2)

    Will you commit to producing and publishing a detailed report on the successes, shortcomings and lessons of the Jobs and Skills Campaign for Adult Education, when the campaign finishes?

  • Jobs and Skills Campaign for Adult Education (1)

    With reference to your answer to question 2022/1448, please outline a detailed timeline for when the Jobs and Skills Campaign will be launched and for how long it is projected to run?

  • Skills Bootcamps Outreach Work (2)

    What engagement work are you undertaking with (a) local authorities and (b) schools and (c) universities to promote the Skills Bootcamps courses?

  • Skills Bootcamps Outreach Work (1)

    What specific outreach work are you undertaking to ensure that the Skills Bootcamps courses, supported by £18m in funding, are promoted to Londoners?

  • Skills Bootcamps Outreach Work for Digitally Excluded Londoners

    What specific outreach work are you undertaking to ensure that the Skills Bootcamps courses, supported by £18m in funding, are promoted to Londoners who are considered to be digitally excluded?

  • Section 60 searches in London

    Could you provide details of all the stop and searches conducted under Section 60 by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) since January 2021, broken down by: a) date, b) age, c) ethnicity, d)...

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (22)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 22 “TfL, working with the boroughs, will encourage the uptake...

  • Cooling Strategy and the Elizabeth line (1)

    What is the cooling strategy for trains on the Elizabeth line?

  • Bus Fires (2)

    How many “Switch Mobility MetroDecker EV” were taken out of service as a result of the fire, how long were they taken out of service for and what impact on bus service was the result?

  • Missing Persons

    Can you provide us with a breakdown of missing persons data – with a breakdown by borough and ethnicity – across the last three years.

  • Gypsy & Roma Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (1)

    How will the GLA’s Gypsy & Roma Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment engage with communities to ensure a comprehensive review of what accommodation is needed for the GRT Community...

  • Gypsy & Roma Traveller Community

    How does the GLA work with boroughs to support the GRT Community?

  • LPG Consultation Responses

    Does the GLA Planning Team publish a list of the people responding to the consultations for the London Plan Guidance Documents? If not, could this be considered to improve transparency?

  • Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill

    What assessment have you made of the Government’s proposal to retain the Mayoral CIL and will there be any impact on how it works in London?

  • Visa Fees for Migrants

    In line with City Hall’s mission to make London Is Open a successful endeavour; would the Mayor consider advocating to national government to reduce the visa fees migrants have to currently...

  • Negotiated Stopping Protocol for GRT Community

    What progress is the GLA making on creating a Negotiated Stopping Protocol for the Gypsy Roma Traveller Community?

  • Gypsy & Roma Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (3)

    What definition of what constitutes the GRT Community will be used for the GTANA?

  • Gypsy & Roma Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (2)

    How will the GTANA be used by boroughs to ensure there are enough sites for the GRT Community across London?

  • Route to Settlement

    In line with City Hall’s mission to make London Is Open a successful endeavour; would the Mayor consider advocating to national government to reduce the route to settlement time from over...

  • Immigration Health Charges

    In line with City Hall’s mission to make London Is Open a successful endeavour; would the Mayor consider advocating to national government to remove the Immigration Health Charge?

  • Housing acquisitions for social rent and London Affordable Rent (2)

    Are you doing anything to monitor housing acquisitions by local authorities for social rent and London Affordable Rent outside your Right to Buy-back fund? I If so, could you share that data with...

  • Rebuilding Trust plan: dip sampling (3)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1003. Have you now discussed findings and lessons from the review of the dip sampling of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations, where...

  • Right to Food Campaign

    Do you support the Right to Food campaign and what can you do to promote this initiative to London Boroughs?

  • Video removals

    For each financial year of 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 how many videos has the Met requested be removed from the internet? Please breakdown by: • Platform, e.g. YouTube • Reason for...

  • Ukranian Refugees

    How many Ukranian refugees are now living in London? What proportion are still housed in temporary hotel/hostel accommodation?

  • Operation Olympus

    Please can you give an update on the Met’s Operation Olympus? (Post Office scandal investigation)

  • London business sectors 2

    For each financial year of 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22, what are the number of employed in London broken down by the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors?

  • ATMs 1

    For each financial year of 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22, how many ATM machines have been broken into/removed (unauthorised) in London?

  • Enfield Pride

    Will you join me in welcoming Enfield’s first Pride celebrations, which are to be held on 18 and 19 June at the Dugdale Arts Centre?

  • Enfield Jobs Fair

    Will you join me in welcoming Enfield Council’s inaugural Create Enfield Careers Fair, which is taking place at the Millfield Theatre on 28 and 29 June? It is for 16 to 19 year-olds who are...

  • LLDC - revenue generation

    What is the total amount of revenue generated from the LLDC site, from its conception to today, broken down by type – e.g. commercial etc?

  • LLDC - council tax and business rates

    What figures exist regarding council tax and business rate revenue generated as a direct result of the establishment and operation of LLDC, from its conception to today?

  • ATMs 2

    For each financial year of 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 how many ATMs were there in London?

  • Risk Assessments of Bus Fleet

    Can you please confirm that the LFB has contacted TfL about the fire at the Potters Bar Bus Garage and is undertaking risk assessments of the electric and hybrid bus fleet?

  • Renters’ Reform Bill

    How will the Renters’ Reform Bill announced in the recent Queen’s Speech help Londoners?

  • LLDC - employers

    Can you provide a list of individual employers on the LLDC site by number of posts/roles?

  • LLDC - job creation

    What is the total number of jobs created by the site LLDC, divided into public, private and third sectors?

  • LLDC - Planning Decisions Committee

    Can you detail the process for the appointment of Members to the LLDC’s Planning Decisions Committee?

  • London National Park City (2)

    How does London’s National Park City status help London's councils to maintain commons, metropolitan open land and other open spaces?

  • London National Park City (1)

    Please provide an update on the work to maintain and improve London’s status as a National Park City?

  • Pupils Infrastructure Jobs Scheme

    Your programme to get pupils interested in infrastructure jobs will be supported by a change in mindset, according to your press release on 18 May 2022. How will you evaluate the extent to which...

  • Social landlords retrofitting homes to meet Net Zero targets

    The London Tenants Federation recently published principles and guidance for social landlords around undertaking net-zero works to their homes. This includes making sure no costs are passed on to...

  • TfL Commercial Property Company (1)

    What were the reasons for the decision to establish a TfL Commercial Property Company; and will this centralised model more effective than what has passed?

  • Proposed Development by the City of London Corporation on Land at Sydenham Hill Estate, Sydenham Hill

    You have previously stated in relation to this application that it does not meet the planning criteria to be referred directly to you. However the planning application does involve the provision...

  • Grow Back Greener Fund and community support

    What steps are taken to determine community support before announcing funding awards for investment in green spaces, such as those awarded from the Grow Back Greener Fund?

  • The Energy Cap and London (1)

    How many Londoners do you anticipate will benefit from the £43m you are putting into addressing fuel poverty amongst Londoners?

  • Impact of Alternative and Potentially Unsafe Home Heating Methods

    What outreach work is the London Fire Brigade and City Hall undertaking around the potential increases in fires as a result of rising energy costs and people using alternative and potentially...

  • Grenfell and its Impact on London’s Muslim Community

    What outreach work is the London Fire Brigade undertaking with London’s Muslim community, particularly those impacted by the Grenfell fire, given the significant number of Muslims directly...

  • Mental Health Awareness Training in the LFB

    Given the poor voluntary uptake of mental health awareness training in the London Fire Brigade will you agree to make this training mandatory?

  • Community Energy and London (2)

    Beyond the recently announced round of successful London Community Energy Fund (LCEF) bids, what support will you be offering community energy projects to ensure that they are able to continue...

  • Community Energy and London (1)

    With the cost of living crisis impacting on the cost of replacement parts for solar panels and other forms of renewable energy, what assessment has been made of how this might impact on...

  • Tube Noise (2)

    Please set out which sections of the London Underground have benefited from grinding of the railway lines to help reduce noise levels in the last six months. Please also set out the specific...

  • London’s Adult Education Budget and Low-Carbon Jobs (1)

    What assessment has been made of skills gaps in London’s low carbon economy? Which specific trades or skills most urgently need new or retrained personnel?

  • Social and Private Sector ACM Cladding Remediation Fund

    How many grants have been made from these funds to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant; social or private residential; and month of grant award.

  • Radicalisation in Prisons (2)

    In 2020, you warned that prisons are ‘warehouses where people are radicalised more or learn more things from a university of crime rather than being rehabilitated and punished’. Has...

  • Switch Mobility Bus Reparation Works

    What is the estimated cost to TfL for repair works to the buses which were damaged during the fire at the Potter Bar Bus Garage in May 2022?

  • Reverse stop and search

    At PCC on 26th May, Sir Stephen House QPM stated that police officers will be subjected to ‘reverse stop and search’ where they will be stopped and searched by members of the...

  • Bus Fires (3)

    What impact, if any, has there been on TfL procurement as a result of the investigation?

  • Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker

    During the London Assembly Housing Committee investigation into London’s private rented sector in March 2022, we heard that 23 local authorities had not listed any landlords on the Rogue...

  • TfL Commercial Property Company (2)

    How much revenue would you expect TfL to raise from the commercial property company and what will it be used for?

  • Fraud (1)

    How many fraud case are passed onto the Met each year?

  • TfL Commercial Property Company (4)

    Is there a timeline in place for the creation of TfL’s commercial property company?

  • TfL Commercial Property Company (5)

    How is TfL’s commercial property company planning to allocate housing sites? Will it be on existing TfL land?

  • Key Worker Access to Affordable Housing

    Can you provide an update on when forthcoming planning guidance relating to key worker priority access to intermediate housing will come in effect?

  • GLA Housing Moves Scheme (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1357. Could you tell me: a) how many training sessions the GLA’s Housing Mobility team has run since 2016 and with which landlords, b) how many...

  • Housing in the Royal Docks (2)

    The Royal Docks Delivery Plan 2018-2028 states that 30,000 homes will be created in the area over the next 20 years. How many of these homes do you expect would go to local residents in Newham?

  • Rewilding London – Enfield & Haringey

    What rewilding projects are you supporting/planning to support in Enfield and Haringey?

  • Actions taken within London Fire Brigade by 2030 for net zero

    What actions will London Fire Brigade take by 2030 to meet your Accelerated Green net zero carbon pathway?

  • Rent repayment orders

    What response have you had from ministers to your call, made in February 2022, to double the rent repayment order limit from a maximum of 12 months’ rent or housing benefit for landlords or...

  • GLA funding and Employment Rights (1)

    How important is it that those receiving GLA funding can demonstrate good practice in how they treat staff and volunteers and how they handle complaints?

  • LLDC - housing figures

    What are the current figures for housing on the LLDC site in terms of starts, completions, sold and/or occupied?

  • Canons Park station

    Can the Mayor advise if there are any plans to give Canons Park Station an external facelift and if there are not, can options be explored?

  • Reprimands for Breaking Face Covering Rules on Transport for London

    In relation to this Question 2022/1512 – what are plans to chase outstanding payments?

  • Deportation of London’s Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

    Do you have any data on the number of asylum seekers, currently living in London, who are facing deportation to Rwanda? What steps have you taken to oppose this Government scheme, following your...

  • Suspension of private hire licenses following facial recognition failure

    Could you tell me how many Transport for London (TfL) licensed private hire drivers had their licenses immediately suspended or revoked by TfL between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2022 due to...

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (24)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 24 “TfL will explore with local authorities and other key...

  • Elizabeth line Bond Street Interchange

    Whilst it is great that the Elizabeth Line has opened, it is frustrating that people living in Brent and Harrow - near one of our nine Jubilee line stations - will not be able to benefit fully...

  • Car Thefts in Brent

    Can the Metropolitan Police provide a breakdown by car manufacturer of cars that were stolen in Brent in the last five years?

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (19)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 19 “TfL will work with the GLA and boroughs to develop...

  • ULEZ Expansion (1)

    Do you recognise how different outer London is to inner London, including in terms of public transport provision and how long it can typically take to travel without a car?

  • London Stadium - sponsorship

    What is the current estimated value of a sponsorship deal for the London Stadium?

  • Homes for Londoners Land Fund (3)

    What is the total number of homes that have been delivered by the Land Fund to date?

  • Media Planning and Media Buying Services contract

    What is the Media Planning and Media Buying Services contract worth £33,200,000 for? Link: https://www.met.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/foi-media/metropolit an-police/pr...

  • Hybrid working

    A study by King’s College London has found that 61% of Londoners are now hybrid working by working from home at least one day a week, compared to 37% before the pandemic. Has City Hall...

  • Excessive Noise from Motorbikes and Modified Vehicles (2)

    Will the Met reconsider trialling sound detectors, as Paris has done, which detect unacceptable levels of noise from road traffic and are able to detect their origin, which then leads to fines...

  • Housing acquisitions for social rent and London Affordable Rent (1)

    What data are you collecting on local authority acquisitions of homes for social rent or London Affordable Rent via your Right to Buy-back fund, and could you share that data with me in a...

  • Climate Budgeting (1)

    What evaluation has been made of the climate budgeting trialled in Oslo as part of the work of the C40 cities group which you currently chair?

  • Better Renting training for councils

    Could you tell me: a) how many local authority staff, and from which councils, have participated in the Better Renting training programme annually since its launch in May 2020, including the...

  • Non-video posts removals

    For each financial year of 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 how many non-video posts has the Met requested be removed from the internet? Please breakdown by: • Platform, e.g. YouTube •...

  • Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Barriers on Central London Bridges

    Following your answer to MQ 2021/4371, TfL has now announced it is pausing work to install permanent hostile vehicle mitigation measures on central London bridges it is responsible for. How are...

  • Healthcare in Custody Changes

    In answer to MQ 2022/0250 in January 2022 I was informed that a review of the new arrangements for healthcare provision in custody suites, introduced in May 2021, would be completed in the first...

  • London Stadium North Stand Project

    What was the overall cost to London Legacy Development Corporation of the North Stand project in the London Stadium?

  • HMICFRS Inspection of London Fire Brigade (1)

    For the December 2019 “Fire & Rescue Service Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2018/19” report can you provide an update on the 24 Areas for improvement and 2 recommendations...

  • London business sectors 1

    For each financial year of 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22, what are the number of businesses in London broken down by the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors?

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary

    Following his recent appointment, what are your thoughts on the recent comments made in The Telegraph by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke QPM DL, on ‘back to...

  • LFB Transformation Delivery Plan

    Have you met the Chair of the Independent Review into the Culture of the London Fire Brigade, Nazir Afzal OBE, since he was appointed to lead the Review in November 2021?

  • Defining ‘obsolete’ homes for grant purposes (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1007, in which you wrote that an obsolete home is defined as one: “where an affordable home is no longer considered by the landlord to be...

  • Fall in the number of female LFB cadets

    Do you share my concern over the significant fall in the percentage of LFB cadets who are female since 2018, as outlined in the data from your response to MQ 2022/0305?

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (28)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 28 “TfL will establish a range of strategic performance...

  • Building Safety Fund

    How many grants have been made from this fund to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant and date of grant award.

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (3)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 3 “TfL will work with the GLA, British Waterways and the six...

  • Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) and London (2)

    How can the Mayor provide support across London and its boroughs in prioritising and protecting London’s SINCs?

  • Bus Service volume (2)

    What was the planned Vehicle kms scheduled (million) by London Buses for 2022/23 to 2024/25 under a) the current 4% reduction and b) the 18% reduction under the managed decline scenario? Please...

  • Diversifying Cycling

    What more can be done to encourage greater numbers of women and underrepresented groups to try cycling?

  • Park Lane Cycle Lane (1)

    When will TfL’s consultation on ‘Park Lane walking and cycling changes’ be complete?

  • Social Housing Regulation Bill and impact on London (1)

    What impact are you expecting the upcoming Social Housing Regulation Bill to have on London?

  • ULEZ Expansion Consultation (6)

    There are 28 questions in TfL's ULEZ Expansion Consultation. Why is it that none of those questions asks "Do you support the expansion of the ULEZ?" and gives the respondent the chance to answer...

  • Bus stops in Clapham

    Will you consider making representations to Transport for London about improving the state of bus stops in Clapham, to rectify missing Legible London signs and to tackle lack of bus maps on said...

  • South London Crosslink

    Will you consider bringing the Victoria rail service back to Clapham High Street station and providing direct trains to Brixton, Herne Hill, and Bromley South?

  • London Fire Brigade - Grievances 2

    Could you please confirm how many grievances were lodged by LFB staff in 2021, 2020 and 2019?

  • Social Housing Regulation Bill and impact on London (3)

    What impact will the Social Housing Regulation Bill have on your manifesto commitments?

  • Social Housing Regulation Bill and impact on London (2)

    Do you believe that the Social Housing Regulation Bill will improve transparency for tenants across London?

  • Policing Football (1)

    How much does it cost the Metropolitan Police to police all the football matches that take place in the capital across a season?

  • Skills Bootcamps (1)

    From which budget will your Skills Bootcamps programme be funded?

  • Skills Bootcamps (3)

    How will your Skills Bootcamps programme be identifying skills gaps to target them accordingly?

  • Skills Bootcamps (2)

    What measurable targets have you set for your Skills Bootcamps programme?

  • Green Skills and the GLA Family

    With the Green skills sector a rapidly growing sector, how does the GLA group support the development of this sector and make sure that London has the skills it needs to the future?

  • Sexual Health Clinics in London

    How many sexual health clinics have closed in London since 2010?

  • Changes to bus services, stops and frequencies

    Could you supply a table summary of all changes to Transport for London (TfL) bus services, including changes to routes, bus stop locations and frequencies, since January 2020, including details...

  • Impact of the central London bus review

    What assessment has been made of the impact of the proposals in Transport for London’s Central London Bus Review on different age groups, such as young people who only get free travel on buses?

  • Bus service changes consultations

    Could you supply a table summary of responses to each required consultation on changes to Transport for London (TfL) bus services since January 2020, including details of: a) the route(s)...

  • Central London Bus Review Consultation (2)

    Will you commit to ensuring that future consultations start with all the relevant questions and any questions that do not pertain to the subject of the consultation are removed or, if that is not...

  • Defining ‘obsolete’ homes for grant purposes (4)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1007. Could I ask for a further detailed breakdown of the home demolitions (and replacements) that were given grant based on the existing homes being...

  • Developing Green Skills in London (1)

    What have been identified as Green Skills gaps in London and how are you working to resolve these?

  • London Greener and Warmer Buildings Summit

    What were the outcomes and actions from your recent London Greener and Warmer Buildings Summit?

  • Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) and London (1)

    When was the most recent assessment of the number of SINCs in London made? When will this be updated?

  • Cooling Strategy and the Elizabeth line (2)

    Does the Elizabeth line contribute to helping older sections of London's tube network become cooler?

  • The cost of a bee-friendly bus stop

    Transport for London (TfL) recently ran a trial of bee-friendly bus stops with green roofs. Could you confirm the cost, based on this trial, to adapt or create individual bee-friendly bus stops?

  • Bus stop guidance

    The Transport for London (TfL) Bus Action Plan says that you will seek to improve the experience of bus passengers by upgrading and maintaining bus stops. What guidance does TfL currently publish...

  • LLDC - public grants (2)

    Can you provide a breakdown of said amounts of public grant, subsidy or funding, per organisation?

  • Developing Green Skills in London (3)

    Please provide an update on the Keeping it Wild programme, including aims, number of those supported through and outcomes or expected outcomes?

  • Developing Green Skills in London (4)

    Please provide an update on the Green Spaces Skills Hub, including identified skill gaps, training programmes, funding available for Green Spaces Skills and outcomes or expected outcomes of the...

  • Public Asset Sales and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

    On 8 June 2022 Munira Wilson MP secured agreement from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill should include a provision...

  • 1000 New Homes for Rough Sleepers (1)

    How is your manifesto commitment to construct 1000 new homes for rough sleepers progressing?

  • 1000 New Homes for Rough Sleepers (2)

    What support is the GLA providing to councils to build 1000 new homes for rough sleepers?

  • Tourism in Brent

    Can you provide a breakdown of: the number of overnight stays made by tourists in Brent over the last three years? the annual spend of tourists in Brent over the last three years?

  • Right to Buy for Housing Associations

    What is your opinion on the idea of allowing housing association tenants to be allowed to buy their homes under Right to Buy and the impact on London?

  • Housing in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill

    What is your assessment of the housing polices set out in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill and the impact on London?

  • Peabody & Former Crown Estates (1)

    Do you share my concerns that Peabody are rising rents by large amounts on the former Crown Estates? Does it go against the agreement that was made when the estates were sold to Peabody in 2011?

  • Peabody & Former Crown Estates (2)

    How many key worker homes on the former Crown Estates have been sold off by Peabody since they took over management of the properties in 2011?

  • Support Grassroots Football Organisations in Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest

    What support can you provide to community-led and grassroots football organisations in Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest such as Hackney Wick Football Club (FC) who support the local...

  • Healthy Early Years Settings

    How many early years settings have received a Healthy Early Years London award? Can this be broken down by the four levels of accreditation and by borough?

  • Support Community-Led Organisations in Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest

    What support can you provide to community-led organisations in Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest such as De Beauvoir Welcomes Refugees who support refugee families in North East London?

  • Cycle Superhighway Maintenance (1)

    London’s earliest Cycle Superhighways have now been in place for many years, so through use and weathering are suffering surface deterioration. Prior to the pandemic, what was TfL’s...

  • Infrastructure and Construction Careers

    Last month you launched a primary school outreach programme that aims to “showcase potential career paths in the infrastructure and construction sectors to pupils across London”. From...

  • Understanding the post-pandemic changes to London's economy

    What work are you doing to understand the post-pandemic changes to London's economy, transport needs, and working patterns?

  • Cost of USA Trip

    In light of your response to question 2022/1645 that the cost of your trip to the USA isn't yet available, when the final cost is available, will there be an updated answer to question 2022/1645...

  • Sandilands Fatigue Management Lessons

    A great deal of work has been done to improve fatigue management processes on the Croydon Tram since the fatal Sandilands crash in 2016. What work have you done to spread these improvements to...

  • Mayor’s Academies Programme

    Three of the Mayor’s Academies Programme (MAP) hubs will be focused on the health sector. Can you provide an update on the delivery of these?

  • LFB Training

    How will you make sure that the LFB is sufficiently trained to respond to electric vehicle battery fires? At the last Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning meeting of the London Assembly, it...

  • Electric Vehicle Battery Fires

    Will you be asking LFB to undertake fire safety reviews of all bus garages in London following the Potters Bar Bus Garage fire?

  • Support Community-Led Organisation Get Rid of and Donate CIC

    What support can you provide to community-led organisations in Lambeth and Southwark such as Get Rid of and Donate CIC who collect donations of unwanted items by recycling them in the community...

  • Disorder following Operation Vespa in Hackney (3)

    Were any officers or councillors at Hackney Council aware that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) planned to carry out its action as part of Operation Vespa on 14 May 2022 in Ashwin Street and...

  • London Plan and Biodiversity (1)

    What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the London Plan in supporting and enhancing biodiversity? Are the inclusion of biodiversity net gain and the Urban Greening Factor starting...

  • London Plan and Biodiversity (2)

    What further work will you be doing to protect the 214 priority species at risk in London?

  • London Plan and Biodiversity (3)

    Why has the updated All-London Green Grid Supplementary Planning Guidance still not been finalised?

  • Household plastic waste

    Waste statistics for 2020-21 show that nationally recycling of plastics increased by 5.2 percent. Which forms of plastic waste does London need to target next in order to move closer to a...

  • Recycling and Incineration in London (1)

    The most recent figures show that 1062,000 tonnes (29.9 per cent of the capital’s total waste) was recycled compared to 2,280 000 tonnes (64.1 percent) that was incinerated. How are you...

  • Recycling and Incineration in London (2)

    London has the highest percentage of incinerated waste across England, 16 per cent higher than the national average. Is this a barrier to encouraging better recycling and to movement towards a...

  • Fuel Poverty Partnership (1)

    Please provide an update on your work with the London Fuel Poverty Partnership.

  • Fairer London

    Do you think London has become a fairer place under your mayoralty?

  • Warmer Homes 3 and London Communities

    How will you be reaching out to all London communities as part of your Warmer Homes 3 marketing programme?

  • ‘You Can’ Campaign

    Please provide an update on the progress of the London Fire Brigade’s ‘You Can’ campaign to attract talent from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

  • Jubilee weekend

    What was the economic impact of the Jubilee celebrations at the beginning of June 2022 for London?

  • Potters Bar Garage Fire

    Please provide a timeline for when Londoners can expect the buses, which were taken out of service in May due to a fire at Potters Bar Bus Garage, to be reintroduced to the network?

  • Central London Bus Review (2)

    If the responses to the Central London Bus Review Consultation show strong opposition to the current proposals, will you commit to pursuing alternatives?

  • Safer Transport Teams

    What is the current budget of the Met’s Safer Transport Team? What percentage of this is provided by TfL?

  • PCSOs

    For each month of the past year, please provide the number of PCSOs based in each of the following boroughs: • Westminster • Kensington and Chelsea • Hammersmith and Fulham

  • Disorder following Operation Vespa in Hackney (2)

    In the past year, how many reports of anti-social behaviour has the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) received from the local community about moped riders on Ashwin Street and Kingsland High Street?

  • Police Influence on Public Spaces/Secured by Design (2)

    How have the principles of Secured by Design been used to improve the public realm across London?

  • Building Safety Act (2)

    What impact will the new Building Safety Act have on fire safety in the Fire Safety London Plan Guidance?

  • Building Safety Act (1)

    What impact will the new Building Safety Act have on fire safety in the London Plan?

  • Sprinklers in the Fire Safety LPG

    Do you believe that there should be specific guidance as to when sprinklers should be included in fire safety measures for a development? If so, why was this not included in the draft Fire Safety...

  • Building Safety Act (3)

    What impact will the new Building Safety Act have on fire safety in the planning system more widely?

  • Retaining Talent from the LLDC

    How will the GLA be looking to retain the talent from the LLDC when it begins its transition in 2023?

  • Compulsory Purchase Order Reform

    What assessment have you made of the Government’s proposals to form Compulsory Purchase Powers as set out in the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill and their impact on London?

  • National Development Management Policies

    What is your assessment of how the Government’s proposal to introduce National Development Management Policies as part of the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill will affect Londoners?

  • Transition of LLDC’s Planning Powers to Boroughs

    Are you able to update me on the discussions being held regarding the transition of the LLDC’s planning powers back to the relevant boroughs?

  • Taser Use in London (2)

    Do you support the Home Office’s plans to allow special constables to carry Tasers?

  • Taser Use in London (1)

    In 2020/21 police officers in London used Tasers 9,584 times. Does the amount of times Tasers have been deployed by Met officers in London concern you, and how are you working with the Met to try...

  • Kingston Go Cycle Scheme

    Will you instruct TfL to complete the Go Cycle schemes in Kingston on Kingston Road and Ewell Road, resolving the safety issues and launching feasibility studies for the expansion schemes?

  • TfL Taxi & PH Financial Position

    What is the TfL Taxi & Private Hire financial position for accounting periods 2020/21 & 2021/22 and why has the Mayor failed to publish the figures for these periods?

  • E-Scooter Trial

    Will you update the Assembly on what TfL has learnt so far from its e-scooter trial?

  • The Olympic Park

    What progress have you made in improving the financial position of the Olympic Park?

  • Making sure those who must drive are supported

    In relation to question 2022/1606, these measures do little to support Londoners who must drive certain journeys. The question is how do you make sure they are supported and not negatively...

  • Social Housing Delivery (2)

    How does the 18,700 affordable homes started in 2021/22 compare against your manifesto commitments?

  • Temporary Simultaneous Evacuation

    How many buildings in London are subject to temporary simultaneous evacuation due to a) ACM related, b) non- ACM cladding issues, and c) other fire safety issues. Please provide figures for each...

  • TfL Bus Stops and Driveways

    In response to Question 2022/1091 you stated that particular issues should be raised with TfL. My constituents and I have been raising issues with TfL since January this year but have yet to...

  • Social Housing Delivery

    Following the recent announcement that there have been 18,700 affordable homes started in 2021/22, what plans are in the pipeline to build even more in the coming years and how will these be...

  • London 2030 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

    Why is there no mention of the number of dedicated rapid taxi charge points required by 2025 & 2030 in the Mayor’s ‘London 2030 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy’?

  • Taxi & Private Hire Best Practice

    The Department for Transport is currently in the process of updating Taxi & Private Hire licensing best practice. One element is driving proficiency of a higher standard than private...

  • “In For Good” Principle

    What assessment has the GLA made of the “In For Good” principle? Has it been a success at supporting rough sleepers?

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (6)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 6 “TfL will work with the boroughs to ensure the schemes are...

  • Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan (7)

    In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 7 “TfL will work with GLA and boroughs to ensure that the...

  • Moped Crime

    Can you provide us with a breakdown of crimes involving mopeds across the last three years?

  • Switch Mobility Buses

    In May 2022, Switch Mobility asked the operators, which use its double decker electric buses, to temporarily withdraw them from service following a fire at the Potters Bar Bus Garage. What was...

  • Oxford Street (2)

    Does the Mayor recognize that more people go shopping by bus than by bike?

  • Waltham Forest Local Plan

    Waltham Forest Council’s Local Plan has recently been examined by the Planning Inspectorate who found “significant concerns in relation to the legal compliance and soundness”....

  • Housing in the Royal Docks (1)

    How is the GLA working to ensure the regeneration of the Royal Docks results in the homes Londoners need?

  • London Fire Brigade - Grievances 3

    Could you please confirm which LFB departments had the most staff grievances in 2021?

  • London Fire Brigade - Grievances 4

    Can you please confirm how many grievances have been lodged by LFB staff in the last 6 months?

  • Central London Bus Review Consultation (1)

    A number of my constituents have written to me, complaining about the unnecessary complexity of the Central London Bus Review Consultation, and the fact that so many of these questions refer to...

  • Waking Watch Relief Fund

    How many grants have been made from this fund to date? Please provide a breakdown since the funds began, showing the size of grant and date of grant award.

  • Measuring Trust and Confidence in the Police

    Aside from the MOPAC Public Attitude Surveys, how are you ensuring continual engagement with Londoners on issues of trust and confidence in the police, particularly those groups for which...

  • Police Commenting on Planning Applications (3)

    What are the benefits and disadvantages for having a formal role for the Metropolitan Police when commenting on a planning application?

  • Fire Brigade Commenting on Planning Applications (1)

    How many times has the London Fire Brigade commented on planning applications in each of the past 10 years?

  • Police Commenting on Planning Applications (1)

    How many times has the Metropolitan Police commented on planning applications in each of the past 10 years?

  • Police Commenting on Planning Applications (2)

    On what grounds would the Metropolitan Police usually comment on a planning application?

  • TXe 'For Hire' Light

    Are the Mayor & TfL working with LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) to find a solution to the confusion experienced by the public due to the illumination issue of the TXe 'For Hire' light?

  • 22 May Fire at Metroline’s Potters Bar Bus Depot (1)

    On 22 May, “a number” of TfL Buses were destroyed by a large fire at Metroline’s Potters Bar Bus Depot in Hertfordshire, a blaze which resulted in all Switch Mobility...

  • TfL Public Body Submission Retention Policy (1)

    Will you commit to reviewing TfL’s retention policies for consultation submissions from public bodies, such as local authorities, and ensure that these documents are publicly accessible in...

  • 22 May Fire at Metroline’s Potters Bar Bus Depot (3)

    On what date were Switch Mobility Metrodecker EV Buses returned to service for TfL? Accordingly, please provide me with copies of: 1) Any final investigation report received by TfL upon which it...

  • 22 May Fire at Metroline’s Potters Bar Bus Depot (4)

    I think you will agree with me that electric buses turning into fireballs is concerning. Does TfL have copies of risk assessments from the bus companies which run electric buses, not just for...

  • 22 May Fire at Metroline’s Potters Bar Bus Depot (5)

    A review of TfL’s press releases from 22 May to date shows that TfL has not released any public statement about the 22 May fire at Potters Bar Bus Depot. Do agree with me that this is...

  • Employment Disparities Across London (3)

    How are new opportunities being created in areas where there is currently less employment?

  • GLA funding and Employment Rights (2)

    A constituent has raised issues of poor employment practice arising from their involvement in a collective that received GLA funding. How will you ensure that those receiving funding from the...

  • HMICFRS Inspection of London Fire Brigade (2)

    For the February 2021 “Inspection of the London Fire Brigade’s progress to implement the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 report” can you provide...

  • Police Helicopters

    I have received a number of complaints from members of the public on Brewer Street, so can you tell me on average how many Police helicopters are there flying over London per day and how often do...

  • Empty shops in London (2)

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4055. Could you provide me with an update on your progress on: “developing further mechanisms to share data and insights with boroughs,”...

  • Membership of the police External Reference Group and Disproportionality Board

    Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/0997. When will you publish the membership of your police External Reference Group and Disproportionality Board?

  • Employment Disparities Across London (1)

    The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research’s recent report ‘The Real Level of Unemployment 2022’ highlights the regional disparities in unemployment figures. What...

  • Employment Disparities Across London (2)

    Have any areas of London been identified as having significant disparities? Please list if so and explain how this conclusion has been reached.

  • Levelling Up and London (1)

    Rising prices have made the Government’s plans to reduce regional inequalities more challenging according to the Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. How will this impact on...

  • Levelling Up and London (2)

    What does ‘Levelling Up’ mean for London?

  • Loan Sharks

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering offences, following raids by the England Illegal Money Lending Team and the Metropolitan Police Service in...

  • TfL Public Body Submission Retention Policy (2)

    How do you expect Londoners to have full confidence in TfL’s management and processes if they are unable to access consultation responses, such as those from local authorities, due to...

  • Cycle hangars

    Following MQ 2021/1609 can you provide an update on how many cycle hangers have been provided to date and when you expect to have delivered all 5,000?

  • Bus Fires (1)

    Please share the results of the investigation into the 22 May 2022 fire on the Switch Mobility MetroDecker EV, that led to their removal from service.

  • TfL Commercial Property Company (3)

    What hurdles do you anticipate TfL’s commercial property company will face?

  • Community-led Pride events (2)

    You recently announced that community-led organisations will be able to apply for the next round of funding to run London’s Pride celebrations for the next five years. Will one of the...

  • Community-led Pride events (1)

    You recently announced that community-led organisations will be able to apply for the next round of funding to run London’s Pride celebrations for the next five years. Could you detail the...

  • Pride 1972 veterans leading Pride parade

    This year, the Pride 1972 veterans will be marching in the London Pride parade. You usually lead it, but this year will you step back and march behind them?

  • Just Space Community-Led Recovery Plan: effective consultation

    In the April 2022 publication, Community-Led Recovery Plan for London, Just Space outlined that the participation of local communities in planning activities is often undertaken too late and...

  • Hosting Eurovision 2023 in London

    Given the success of ABBA Voyage opening in London, will you consider supporting London as the host for Eurovision 2023 if our friends in Ukraine may not be able to?

  • Adult Education Budget: collaboration with councils

    In your response to question 2022/1536, you stated that the Government must: “channel additional resources to councils to make better use of their existing powers, including addressing...

  • Updating the Good Work Standard to include Long Covid strategy

    The Bank of England has announced that the proportion of the population aged 16-64 who are not in work, and do not want a job because of long-term sickness, is at a record high. It suspects much...

  • Waking Watches and London’s Boroughs

    Please provide a borough-by-borough breakdown of the number of buildings operating waking watches in London. Please also breakdown the numbers for buildings over 18m and under 18m in each borough.

  • Oxford Street (1)

    Would the Mayor like to see Oxford Street restored to its former glory as the premier shopping street in Europe?

  • Pride is a protest

    Thank you for taking action on opening up the running of Pride to grassroots organisations, after my lobbying with Peter Tatchell and others. What proactive support are you offering to diverse...

  • Intelligent Speed Assistance (1)

    How many of TfL’s buses have so far been fitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)?

  • London Recovery Board

    How has the London Recovery Board helped businesses and venues in Brent and Harrow?

  • Reporting hate crime on transport services

    In future editions of the Transport for London (TfL) Crime Bulletin, will you report each kind of hate crime (antisemitic, disability, faith, homophobic, Islamophobic, racist, religious, and...

  • Terminal Drop Off Charge (2)

    Please provide the monetary value of 100% discounts from the Terminal Drop Off Charge (TDOC) for TfL-licensed taxis which were granted between 1 November 2021 and 1 April 2022, broken down by month?

  • Policing Football (2)

    How many times were hate crimes reported in football stadiums in the most recent year?

  • 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 May?

  • Intelligent Speed Assistance (2)

    Are you confident that TfL is going to meet its target to roll out Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) across its entire bus fleet by 2032?

  • Affordable homes retrofit

    Of the GLA-funded affordable homes completed in the year 2021/22, how many will need to be retrofitted in future?

  • Homes for Londoners Land Fund (1)

    Which housing schemes have received an investment from the Land Fund to date?

  • Dog and Cat Meat Trade in South Korea

    I have been contacted by a number of people with concerns about the dog and cat meat trade in South Korea, many of which highlight the Friendship City Agreement you signed with Seoul's Mayor,...

  • Affordable homes (2)

    Of the GLA-funded affordable homes started in the year 2021/22, how many had three bedrooms or more?

  • airTEXT Review

    With reference to your commitment to institute a review to enhance the reach of the airTEXT system in question 2022/1428, please provide a timeline for when you expect this work to be completed.

  • Impact of the Equalities Team on Metropolitan Police Service vetting

    What role does the Equalities Team play within the Vetting Department of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), and what impact does it have on vetting prospective recruits?

  • Park Lane Cycle Lane (2)

    When do you expect to make a final decision on whether to retain or amend the Park Lane Cycle Lane?

  • Landlord licensing schemes

    During the London Assembly Housing Committee investigation into London’s private rented sector in March 2022, we heard that introducing selective landlord licensing schemes is onerous and...

  • Environment and Air Quality

    Can the Mayor provide details of the air quality and pollution levels for the stretch of Harrow Road from Ealing Road to Sudbury roundabout in Wembley? Please provide readings from each of the...

  • Helping Disabled Victims of Crime

    At my recent meeting with Brent Mencap Disability Rights and Politics Group, we discussed the issue of safety and crime in London. What measures are the Metropolitan Police taking to engage with...

  • Homelessness and Disabled Londoners

    At my recent meeting with Brent Mencap Disability Rights and Politics Group, we discussed the issue of homelessness in London. Does the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN),...

  • Specially Adapted Homes for Disabled Londoners

    How are you working through your Affordable Homes Programme to provide specially adapted homes for disabled people?

  • Mental Health Assessments in Police Custody

    Can you provide a breakdown of the number of people held in custody by the Metropolitan Police who have been given a mental health assessment over the last five years?

  • Young Londoners Fund and Young People with Disabilities

    How is the Young Londoners Fund helping young people with physical and learning disabilities?

  • Health Sector Businesses and London Living Wage

    How many businesses in the health sector in the capital are paying the London Living Wage?

  • London Healthy Workplace Charter

    How many businesses have been accredited under the London Healthy Workplace Charter?

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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