Appendix 3

Questions to the Mayor

21 June, 2018

ANSWERED QUESTIONS PAPER

Subject: MQT on 21 June, 2018 Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat

GLA repetition Question No: 2018/1397 Tony Devenish Do you believe that re-announcing policies and projects is a good use of public money? Answer for GLA repetition The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for GLA repetition The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 When running to be Mayor I promised that I would run an open and transparent administration. Ensuring there is genuine engagement and communication between this building and the Londoners we serve is key to fulfilling that promise. I have a duty to keep Londoners informed about the policies I am putting in place. And also about the many important services and activities that are run on their behalf. If I were not to explain to Londoners, how they can now take advantage of a Hopper fare that allows them to pay once and then travel as many times they need within an hour, they would not be making huge savings and and they are now able to thanks to this policy. If I did not keep Londoners and businesses fully informed of our progress on hugely important schemes like the Ultra-Low Emission Zone, I would no doubt be accused of sneaking out policy that could affect them. If I did not explain how Londoners can take advantage of my ‘Homes for Londoners’ programme, then Londoners wouldn’t know how to register their interest on the new portal to take advantage of the new genuinely affordable homes being built.

If I had not told Londoners how they were able to contribute to my Rough Sleeping Campaign then 18 fantastic charities would not have been benefited from the £200,000 that was so generously donated. And Londoners would not have made over 8,500 referrals to StreetLink this year - nearly 45 per cent more than over the same period in 2017. Those are just some examples of where ongoing communication with Londoners, and always striving to do so in the most efficient and effective way, is vital.

100 Avenue Road Question No: 2018/1347 Andrew Boff During the development of 100 Avenue Road what measures will be taken by Transport for London to ensure the safety of residents and pedestrians near the site? Answer for 100 Avenue Road The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for 100 Avenue Road The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Members may be aware that the planning application for the development at 100 Avenue Road was rejected by the planning authority, the London Borough of Camden, in September 2014, only for the decision to be overturned by the Government’s Planning Inspectorate in February 2016. TfL has worked closely with the borough to ensure a construction plan which prioritises the safety and convenience of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The plan is now with the London Borough of Camden for approval. Construction will not start until this plan has been agreed. The developer will be utilising a ‘pit lane’ outside 100 Avenue Road, on the Transport for London Road Network, for the majority of construction vehicles. There will be 53 vehicles using the pit lane at its peak (8 week period) dropping to 43 vehicles after this. Seven lorries a day will access the site via Winchester Road. Any agreement to use Winchester Road for site access would be between the developer and LB Camden, as highway authority. TfL understands the developer has requested use of Winchester Road both for access to the eastern side of the site, as well as for contingency in case the pit lane is already in use (for example if a lorry arrives early or a previous delivery is still ongoing). TfL has no objection to all lorries using the pit lane so long as the bus lane and traffic lanes are not blocked. This will be the responsibility of the developer and its logistics managers. Road Safety Audits are built into various stages of the planning, construction and post- construction phases where appropriate, and any concerns will be addressed as a matter of

priority by the TfL team, in liaison with the developer. TfL’s team of specialist roadworks inspectors will continuously monitor the site for safety compliance and I have asked the team to pay particularly close attention to this site when works start to ensure any issues are picked up in real time. A wider team of Road Traffic Enforcement Officers is trained to find and report safety concerns on the street. TfL will be undertaking walking tours of the area to ensure it is easy and safe for people to move around while works are taking place. Earlier this year TfL published guidance for developers on managing building sites to ensure that the impacts on pedestrians and cyclists are minimised. TfL’s approach ensures a gold standard of safety around developments on its road network. It offers a range of guidance and training for contractors and developers, and takes a hands-on approach to ensuring construction and traffic management is designed and managed well on its roads. I will also ask TfL to conduct one of its Constructors Cycling Experiences with the Avenue Road developer. This will give first-hand experience of how vulnerable users can be affected by challenges such as increased HGV traffic, dust and noise.

Volume Crime Question No: 2018/1369 Steve O’Connell What more can the Metropolitan Police Service do to stem the rise in volume crime? Answer for Volume Crime The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Volume Crime The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Volume crime has a significant impact on victims and the Met police and I take these offences very seriously. My approach is to empower local police and councils to identify and work together to solve the most significant crime problems in their area, whilst ensuring high-harm crimes - such as child sexual exploitation, violence and knife crime - are part of everyday business for local policing. As well as Boroughs including volume crime within nominated local priorities, the Met responds to volume crime at all levels; from neighbourhood policing in conjunction with partnership working, through to corporate operations targeting the serious and organised criminals driving up volume crime. The reduction in police resources is also an inescapable problem. I share the Commissioner’s belief that it is naïve to think that these cuts have no impact. At City Hall, we’re doing all we can to compensate for the failure of ministers and we are stepping up to provide unprecedented additional funds to the Met police.

And I have successfully delivered on my promise to put the capital’s communities at the heart of my policing strategy, with at least two dedicated PCs and a dedicated PCSO in place in every London ward. These local officers are there to solve problems and tackle the crime concerns of local residents, and have a crucial role in keeping our city safe. But crime cannot be solved by the police alone, we need all agencies, particularly our broken criminal justice system, to be resourced properly to do their job in keeping Londoners safe from crime.

Future of Oxford Street Question No: 2018/1292 Caroline Pidgeon Following Westminster City Council’s decision to oppose Transport for London’s pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street what are your proposed plans to address the dangerous levels of overcrowding that currently exist and increased levels of overcrowding which will occur with the opening of Crossrail? Answer for Future of Oxford Street The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Westminster City Council was a full partner and decision-maker in developing our joint proposals for transforming Oxford Street. It is extremely disappointing that the council leadership has pulled out of our partnership without any discussion or effort to compromise and reach agreement. I have made clear that I will not walk away from Oxford Street. It is too important to the future of our city. Tackling the pressing problems and human costs of its poor road safety record, toxic air, substandard public realm and the very challenging retail environment needs leadership and real action. I am determined to deal with these problems and support businesses in making the most of the huge opportunity the Elizabeth line brings. I will be urgently seeking to understand from Westminster what steps it intends to take in its “completely new proposals” for Oxford Street and how these will interact with the Elizabeth line stations. Transport for London will also be looking at any urgent steps it can take to support the West End, ahead of the significant improvement to air quality that Ultra Low Emission Zone will bring to the whole area from next year. |

Heathrow airport Question No: 2018/1293 Caroline Pidgeon Following the publication of the Government’s National Airports Policy Statement on Tuesday 5 June 2018, what plans do you have to support the campaign against a third Heathrow runway? Answer for Heathrow airport The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Heathrow airport The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018 Please refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1391.

Volumetric plant vehicles (1) Question No: 2018/1294 Caroline Pidgeon While recognising that it is an issue that can ultimately only be resolved by changes in national legislation, are you aware of the growing concerns that Volumetric Plant concrete lorries do not require HGV licences to be driven on London’s roads, or a number of other basic checks and safety requirements, that routinely apply to truck-mixers that operate on London’s roads? Answer for Volumetric plant vehicles (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Volumetric plant vehicles (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018 Please refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1295

Volumetric plant vehicles (2) Question No: 2018/1295 Caroline Pidgeon What actions have you taken, or intend to take, to support lobbying for changes to improve the regulatory requirements for Volumetric Plant vehicles on London’s roads?

Answer for Volumetric plant vehicles (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Volumetric plant vehicles (2) The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Transport for London lobbied for changes in legislation regarding Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCM), also known as Mobile Concrete Batching Plant (MCBP), due to potential road danger implications. These vehicles, which fully laden can weigh up to 42 tonnes, were subject to lower regulatory standards than other Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). The Government subsequently removed the exemption for VCM / MCBP vehicles and these are now subject to operator licensing regulations including drivers’ hours, mobile working time regulations and tachograph rules, which will significantly reduce any road risk. The decision to make these changes is set out in a letter, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/66746 9/mobile-concrete-batching-plant-weights-minister-letter.pdf This means that these vehicles are now subject to the same regulations as other HGVs used under a commercial operator’s license.

Bakerloo Line extension Question No: 2018/1296 Caroline Pidgeon In February 2018 Transport for London (TfL) published its initial response to issues raised in its Spring 2017 consultation on the proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line stating: ‘We are now considering alternative locations for stations on the line of route, such as at Bricklayers Arms as we determine the best way of supporting growth in the Old Kent Road area’. Please provide an update on TfL’s consideration of a station at the location of the Bricklayers Arms junction. Answer for Bakerloo Line extension The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Following the public consultation in 2017, Transport for London (TfL) has been reviewing the proposals for the Bakerloo line extension and in particular the alignment and potential station locations. TfL’s work is yet to be completed and no final decisions have been made. Once TfL has completed their development work for the extension they will publish further details of the proposals on their website. This will be published later this summer.

Ventilation shaft at Bricklayers Arms Question No: 2018/1297 Caroline Pidgeon Please state Transport for London’s latest estimate of the cost of a ventilation shaft at Bricklayers Arms as part of the Bakerloo Line extension. Answer for Ventilation shaft at Bricklayers Arms The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London is currently looking at this and will publish further details once this review is completed in summer 2018.

Tree planting by Transport for London (1) Question No: 2018/1298 Caroline Pidgeon Please state how many street trees were planted by Transport for London in (a) 2016/17 and (b) 2017/18. Please provide figures broken down by type of planting (i.e. additional or replacement). Answer for Tree planting by Transport for London (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tree planting by Transport for London (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 03/08/18 - This answer has been revised in order to correct a factual mistake. During 2016/2017, Transport for London (TfL) planted 757 street trees to replace those removed for arboricultural, safety or other reasons. A further 416 additional street trees were planted in this timeframe. During 2017/2018, TfL planted 147 replacement street trees and 192 additional street trees. These figures do not include new trees added to the road network as part of enhancement and development projects. Tree data for these projects is not readily available. Original answer: During 2016/2017, Transport for London (TfL) planted 341 street trees to replace those removed for arboricultural, safety or other reasons. A further 425 additional street trees were planted in this timeframe.

During 2017/2018, TfL planted 147 replacement street trees and 192 additional street trees. These figures do not include new trees added to the road network as part of enhancement and development projects. Tree data for these projects is not readily available.

Tree planting by Transport for London (2) Question No: 2018/1299 Caroline Pidgeon Please state the budget for planting street trees by Transport for London in (a) 2016/17, (b) 2017/18 and planned for in (c) 2018/19. Answer for Tree planting by Transport for London (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tree planting by Transport for London (2) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) draws funding for planting street trees from a number of different budgets and sources. In recent years, TfL’s highways capital renewals budget has included an allocation for green estate, which includes street tree planting. £234k was allocated to this budget in 2016/17 and £250k was allocated in 2017/18. Given the reduction in its Government funding, TfL has had to prioritise its 2018/19 capital renewals budget to focus on safety-critical activity. It will, however, continue to fund street tree planting through other budgets, as well as through third party contributions.

Tree felling by Transport for London Question No: 2018/1300 Caroline Pidgeon How many mature trees have been felled by Transport for London each year since 2016? Please provide a breakdown of the figures showing the reasons why the trees were cut down and whether or not they were replaced. Answer for Tree felling by Transport for London The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tree felling by Transport for London The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Since 2016, Transport for London (TfL) has felled 256 mature street trees for the following reasons: - 172 because of natural causes, including disease, decay or death of the tree - Eight for safety reasons - Three due to third party claims - Two because of improvement schemes - One which was self-sown (i.e. was not deliberately planted) We do not have records showing why 70 of the 256 trees were felled, although the reasons are likely to be a combination of those above. TfL always seeks to replace any street trees it removes. If it is decided not to replace a tree in the same location, this is generally because underground conditions mean replanting may not be possible. TfL has planted 1,105 street trees since 2016. The recently published Mayor’s Transport Strategy commits TfL to increase street tree numbers on the TLRN by 1 per cent every year between 2016 and 2025.

In addition, TfL Property Development will re-provide any trees felled during the development process on the TfL property estate at a rate of 2-to-1 (with re-provision to occur on-site where appropriate). TfL is also responsible for managing vegetation along its rail and tram tracks. As part of this, and in order to maintain a safe and reliable network, TfL is required to remove trees to ensure they do not overhang tracks and obscure drivers’ views. It also has to remove trees and leaves that have fallen on tracks.

Walking in London (1) Question No: 2018/1301 Caroline Pidgeon Will you consider ensuring Transport for London maintains a central register of on-street Legible London signs and carries out an assessment of whether gaps in the scheme exist in London? Answer for Walking in London (1) The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Yes. Transport for London (TfL) will review the existing records on Legible London and ensure a central register of signs is maintained. As highlighted in my Mayor’s Transport Strategy I am committed to maintaining, expanding and improving the Legible London system. I encourage TfL, boroughs and third parties to work together to extend the system and fill in gaps where appropriate.

Walking in London (2) Question No: 2018/1302 Caroline Pidgeon What plans does Transport for London have to improve digital walking wayfinding via online and mobile tools such as apps, which could complement on-street signage? Answer for Walking in London (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is committed to making it easier to walk around London. One of the ways it does this is to make walking data available online as part of its free open data policy. Developers can use this data in their own software and services to provide digital walking wayfinding for people travelling through London. TfL is also improving Journey Planner to better highlight walking as a journey option.

Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (1) Question No: 2018/1303 Caroline Pidgeon I understand that the Upper Street Association were informed by Transport for London (TfL) in March 2018 that TfL was conducting an air and noise assessment with the purpose of obtaining an Environmental Impact Assessment screening opinion from Islington Council. When will this information be made available to the Upper Street Association and the wider public? Answer for Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (1) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and Islington Council are working jointly on the plans to transform Highbury Corner. TfL has submitted an Environmental Screening Request to Islington Council. Once TfL receives a response, the documents will be published on the Highbury Corner Project webpage.

Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (2) Question No: 2018/1304 Caroline Pidgeon There are concerns by some residents that the introduction of traffic lights at the junctions with Canonbury Road and St Paul’s Road will slow traffic down and lead to increased congestion. Could you clarify whether Transport for London’s calculations for increased delays are additional to the current level of delay? Answer for Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Transport for London’s proposed improvements to Highbury Corner (2) The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 The improvements at Highbury Corner will bring significant benefits for walking and cycling, while at the same time making the area much more pleasant to live in, work in and visit. Transport for London (TfL) provided information on the effects of the scheme on local traffic during the public consultation. As is normally the case with traffic modelling, this information compared the situation prior to the consultation with the expected situation following the introduction of the scheme. TfL will work to minimise any negative impacts both during construction and once the scheme is complete. This will include actively adjusting traffic signal timings to achieve the best balance, and using its full suite of traffic signal technologies to ensure that all users experience the new junction in the best way possible.

London Overground between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction Question No: 2018/1305 Caroline Pidgeon When will London Overground introduce a 12-minute peak service frequency between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction? Answer for London Overground between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Overground between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Once Transport for London (TfL) is satisfied that the new trains are operating reliably on the Gospel Oak to Barking route, it will start introducing them to services on the Watford- Euston route and services out of Liverpool Street to Cheshunt, Chingford and Enfield Town (West Anglia routes). This will then allow existing trains on the Watford-Euston line to be moved to the North London Line to boost capacity. TfL hopes to start this roll out programme by the end of the year and will provide more information nearer the time.

Prudential Ride London Question No: 2018/1306 Caroline Pidgeon Will you ask Network Rail to suspend the closure of the London Overground between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction on Sunday 29 July 2018 as it will clash with the Prudential Ride London travelling through the area. Do you agree that it would be unacceptable for an area of London to have so many road closures leading to disruption to bus services combined with the closure of the London Overground? Answer for Prudential Ride London The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I have asked Transport for London to raise the matter with Network Rail and to keep you updated.

Possible link between air pollution and violent crime Question No: 2018/1307 Caroline Pidgeon In answer to MQ 2017/0461, you stated that you will be asking officers to consider whether there is any relationship between the impacts of air pollutants and the level of violent crime as part of the monitoring and analysis programme of air pollution in London. Please provide an update as to whether this has been progressed. Answer for Possible link between air pollution and violent crime The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Since Mayor’s Question 2017/0461 there has been additional independent academic research in London that found the relationship between air pollution and violent crime is more complex than indicated by previous studies in the US. Researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) found in London that while there was no significant link between air pollution and violent crime, a relationship was observed for petty crime. (For more information on the study see http://ftp.iza.org/dp11492.pdf). We are currently still expanding our monitoring and modelling capabilities with an additional low-cost monitoring network, this will eventually provide data that could be used for further research on this topic.

Mis-fuelling MPS vehicles Question No: 2018/1308 Caroline Pidgeon What is the cost of repairs to MPS patrol cars that have been mis-fuelled and how many incidents of mis-fuelling have there been since 2016? Please break down the incidents and the cost by year and provide totals. Answer for Mis-fuelling MPS vehicles The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The MPS operates a fleet of 5,349 patrol cars, motorbikes and other vehicles. The data on misfuelling is not available for “MPS patrol cars”. The following data represents all mis-fuel incidents on all MPS vehicles. - number of incidents - 64, cost £20,266 - number of incidents - 49, cost £17,590 - number of incidents - 21, cost £4,694

Properties owned for National Police Chiefs’ Council officers Question No: 2018/1309 Caroline Pidgeon How many properties does the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime currently own for the use of National Police Chiefs Council officers, and what is the annual cost of their upkeep? Please also list the current valuation of these properties. Answer for Properties owned for National Police Chiefs’ Council officers The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Properties owned for National Police Chiefs’ Council officers The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Three properties owned by MOPAC are used by officers working for NPCC or National Police Co-ordination Centre (NPoCC, which is part of NPCC). Ground rents and maintenance costs for the financial year 2017/18 on these properties was £9,670.54. Council tax for the properties was £3,753.41. These costs are fully covered by the annual rental charges paid by NPCC/NPoCC. Asset Value as at 30/09/2017 Property 1 £625,000 Property 2 £625,000 Property 3 £1,400,000

Memorialising Crossrail Deaths and Vision Zero Question No: 2018/1310 Caroline Pidgeon In pursuit of your Vision Zero policy, will you consider adding the names of those killed as a result of Crossrail’s construction on any dedication monument to be unveiled at Crossrail’s official opening ceremony? Answer for Memorialising Crossrail Deaths and Vision Zero The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 A plaque will be installed at Fisher Street Headhouse to commemorate Rene Tkacik who tragically died while working on the project in 2014. A decision on when this plaque will be unveiled, and any further commemorations, has yet to be made.

Crossrail Question No: 2018/1311 Caroline Pidgeon The previous Mayor’s response to MQ 2016/0383 stated that three cyclists and one pedestrian had been killed from being hit by an HGV working for Crossrail since 14 November 2010. Have there been any more such fatal incidents since that question was asked? If so, please provide me with the date and borough of each fatal incident and the mode of transport of each victim? Answer for Crossrail The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 There have been no further fatal incidents involving HGVs working on the Crossrail project since Mayor’s Question 2016/0383 was asked in February 2016.

“Administrative Error” and Fatigue Audit Report IA 17 780 (1) Question No: 2018/1312 Caroline Pidgeon Further to your delayed response to MQ 2018/0794, can you identify the nature of the “administrative error” that prevented the Fatigue Audit Report IA 17 780 from being sent to the RAIB, Office of Rail and Road, SNC-Lavalin and the British Transport Police and what actions Transport for London has taken to ensure it will not be repeated. Answer for “Administrative Error” and Fatigue Audit Report IA 17 780 (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 As explained in Mayor’s Question 2018/1358, Transport for London (TfL) would not normally forward audit reports to the ORR, RAIB or BTP, as these authorities would normally request any information they required. However, if TfL considers reports to be material to other investigations, it would forward them. It is clear that TfL should have forwarded this report to the external bodies investigating Sandilands. That the report was not sent until 12 February 2018 was down to human error, for which TfL sincerely apologises. In my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1130, TfL drew the Church Street incident to the attention of the RAIB and the ORR as soon as it was made aware of it, and always provided the authorities with any information requested. TfL has strengthened its procedures to ensure more robust checks are undertaken on whether any internal reports could be of interest to external investigating bodies. If TfL feels a report could be of interest, it will forward the final version to the identified external bodies to support their investigations.

Croydon Tram - Fatigue Audit report IA 17 780 (2) Question No: 2018/1313 Caroline Pidgeon Croydon Tram - Fatigue Audit report IA 17 780 provides nine clear actions to be completed by December 2017. Please provide me with detailed assurances that these actions have been fully completed. Answer for Croydon Tram - Fatigue Audit report IA 17 780 (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Croydon Tram - Fatigue Audit report IA 17 780 (2) The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and I are completely committed to learning all lessons from Sandilands to ensure that such a tragedy can never happen again. The measures TfL has taken and continues to take in response are summarised on the TfL website:

Croydon RAIB investigation on the Croydon Tram Crash Question No: 2018/1314 Caroline Pidgeon Paragraph 86 of the RAIB Investigation of the Croydon Tram Crash states that in July 2014 Transport for London published “an audit it had undertaken looking at the competence and fitness of TOL’s tram drivers” which concluded that the competence and fitness of Train Operations Ltd’s (TOL) tram drivers was “well controlled”. Where was this TfL report published? Please provide me with a copy of this audit. Answer for Croydon RAIB investigation on the Croydon Tram Crash The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Internal Audit ‘Competence and Fitness of Tram Operations Limited (TOL) Tram Operators’ (Ref IA 13 744) was issued to TOL and Transport for London (TfL) management teams in July 2014. A summary of the findings was included in the papers of the Audit and Assurance Committee meeting held on 17 December 2014, and copies of audit reports are available on request. A copy of the audit report is attached (see Appendix 2018/1314). The audit considered compliance with TOL’s own management system on Competence and Fitness, Drug and Alcohol testing and Fatigue.

Croydon RAIB investigation on the Croydon Tram Crash The Mayor Last updated: 13 December, 2019 A version of the previous attachment with 8 pages rather than 12 was originally uploaded. Please refer to the attached version with the full 12 pages.

Croydon Tram - Transport for London Audits of the Competence and Fitness of Train Operations Ltd drivers since 2008 Question No: 2018/1315 Caroline Pidgeon Will you ensure that copies of all audits Transport for London conducted of the “competence and fitness” of Train Operations Ltd drivers from 2008 to present are published? Answer for Croydon Tram - Transport for London Audits of the Competence and Fitness of Train Operations Ltd drivers since 2008 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 A copy of the audit report from 2014 has now been provided (see Mayor’s Question 2018/1314). The 2017 audit report is published at http://content.tfl.gov.uk/management-of-fatigue-in-tram-operations.pdf. There are no other audit reports on this subject.

Evidence of Bus Driver Fatigue as a Cause of Accidents Question No: 2018/1316 Caroline Pidgeon In a response to a freedom of information question (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/incidents_of_bus_drivers_falling#outgoing- 336987) asked in January 2014, Transport for London (TfL) responded that it had no evidence of accidents being caused by bus drivers falling asleep behind the wheel. Given what we now know about the likely causes of the Croydon Tram crash in November 2016 are you confident that such a statement by TfL is still applicable? Answer for Evidence of Bus Driver Fatigue as a Cause of Accidents The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 As set out in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1131, Transport for London (TfL) takes fatigue management seriously and, as part of its response to the learning from the investigation into the Sandilands tragedy, is reviewing fatigue management systems at all its Surface Transport operations contractors. This includes procuring independent research

into bus driver fatigue, which will help look at what action might be needed. TfL also recently held a fatigue management workshop with its bus operators. There is currently limited evidence linking bus driver fatigue to collisions. As set out in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1132, fatigue is recorded by the Metropolitan Police Service as a contributory factor in less than 0.5 per cent of collisions involving a bus or coach. This factor can apply to any driver involved in the collisions, not necessarily the bus driver. TfL will continue its research into fatigue as part of its comprehensive bus safety programme and will keep working to improve driver welfare as it implements my Vision Zero approach to road and bus safety.

Future Employment of any Bus Driver convicted of Careless Driving Question No: 2018/1317 Caroline Pidgeon An Evening Standard report on the 30 March 2018 stated that a Metroline bus driver has been reinstated to his position after being convicted of careless driving which resulted in a pedestrian being struck on a pedestrian crossing and receiving life-changing injuries. Are you satisfied that this is possible on bus services contracted by Transport for London? Answer for Future Employment of any Bus Driver convicted of Careless Driving The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Future Employment of any Bus Driver convicted of Careless Driving The Mayor Last updated: 22 August, 2018 This was an extremely serious incident, and my thoughts are with the victim and her family. Transport for London (TfL) expects the highest standards of its contracted bus drivers at all times, and for its operators to have robust processes for dealing with incidents such as this. Following a careful examination of the incident, the magistrates’ court decided not to impose a ban on the driver. The Traffic Commissioner also decided not to retract the driver’s licence, meaning the driver remains legally permitted to drive passenger-carrying vehicles. In addition to these decisions by the court and the Traffic Commissioner, Metroline also undertook extensive due diligence prior to considering the driver’s return to work, suspending him as a precaution while it investigated the case over three months. Following this, Metroline concluded the driver could safely resume his driving duties if he passed an extensive driving test, including hazard perception. The company continues to closely monitor his performance to ensure continued driving competence and safety awareness.

Transport for London Bus Safety Programme - Updating Contracts to Include Safety Performance Targets Question No: 2018/1318 Caroline Pidgeon The previous Mayor announced on 1 February 2016 that TfL bus contracts would be updated “within three months”. What is preventing Transport for London (TfL) from updating contracts to include safety performance targets in all bus contracts? Answer for Transport for London Bus Safety Programme - Updating Contracts to Include Safety Performance Targets The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Transport for London Bus Safety Programme - Updating Contracts to Include Safety Performance Targets The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 In response to the London Assembly Transport Committee’s ‘Driven to Distraction’ Report, Transport for London (TfL) updated its Bus Safety Programme earlier this year. TfL committed to develop a bus operator Safety Performance Index (SPI) and improved assurance programme to be used as the basis for regular safety performance meetings between TfL and operating companies, and to consider options to introduce the SPI and safety assurance into TfL’s contract evaluation process by summer 2018. The SPI has been developed as a more comprehensive measure of safety than the previous proposals and will encompass a broad set of metrics relating to safety performance. This led to a longer development time whilst TfL worked with the bus operators to develop individual SPIs, a process which has now been completed. These are being shared with the operating companies as part of regular performance meetings between TfL and the operator. This process will help TfL establish how safety information can be introduced into the contract evaluation process.

Confidential Incident Reporting, Coaches and London Service Permits Question No: 2018/1319 Caroline Pidgeon Your response to Question 2017/3434 promised “independent confidential reporting to be incorporated as a health and safety requirement in my revised Mayoral guidance document for London Service Permits (LSP)”. When is this guidance expected to be issued? Answer for Confidential Incident Reporting, Coaches and London Service Permits The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Transport for London (TfL) will consult stakeholders on proposed changes to my guidance document for London Service Permits in the next few months. I can confirm that the draft revised guidance will include a requirement for confidential incident reporting. Following a review of consultation responses, I expect to adopt the revised guidance by early 2019. As I stated in my answer to Mayor’s Question 2017/3434, it is important that the guidance is aligned with my Transport Strategy, and therefore the proposed updates will reflect this.

Minutes of the London Freight Enforcement Partnership Question No: 2018/1320 Caroline Pidgeon Following your response to MQ 2017/3856, please provide me with the completed minutes of each London Freight Enforcement Partnership bi-annual Meeting held since October 2015. Answer for Minutes of the London Freight Enforcement Partnership The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 All available minutes have been supplied with this response (see attached appendices). These relate to meetings that took place on 26 November 2015, 26 July 2016 and 27 February 2017. Unfortunately, Transport for London (TfL) cannot locate minutes from the meeting in January 2016 on its system. The London Freight Enforcement Partnership (LFEP) also runs monthly tactical meetings at which intelligence is shared between partners on non-compliant drivers, vehicles and operators and at which operational deployments are planned. No minutes are available for these meetings. TfL is currently in discussions with commercial vehicle enforcement partners to develop a refreshed approach to high level LFEP governance, which will include the implementation of an annual summit of senior leaders.

Taxis and Private Hire Question No: 2018/1321 Caroline Pidgeon Further to your reply to MQ 2017/4920, please provide a schedule of publication dates for the research into supply and demand in the taxi and private hire markets in London. Answer for Taxis and Private Hire The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

As part of Transport for London’s (TfL) commitment to being open and transparent, it is planning to publish these reports in the summer.

Uber Question No: 2018/1322 Caroline Pidgeon A constituent has contacted me requesting that you answer three questions about Uber: (1) According to Transport for London (TfL), Uber PH bookings in London are accepted by Uber London Ltd. How can Uber PH bookings be accepted in London if customers personal data is retained in Holland? (2) According to TfL’s own staff manual it states “if the internet based booking platform proposes to take bookings online for private hire journeys and pass these bookings to licensed private hire operators then an operator’s licence may be required, and the entity once licensed, must comply with all the conditions under which the licence has been issued.” Can you explain why the Uber App which takes bookings is not required to be licensed as part of Uber London Ltd PH Operator’s licence. (3) Can you confirm who TfL believes owns the Uber booking App and if owned by Uber BV would this mean that Uber London Ltd is accepting bookings from a third party namely Uber BV which is not a licensed PH Operator here in London. Answer for Uber The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 In answer to your first question, the issue of data retention and compliance with applicable legislation is a matter for individual operators and does not of itself indicate where bookings are accepted for the purposes of private hire legislation. In response to your second and third questions, Uber BV licenses use of the Uber app to customers but is not carrying out activities regulated under private hire legislation. TfL does not license apps, and ownership of Uber’s software is a matter for Uber. |

Garden Bridge Question No: 2018/1323 Caroline Pidgeon Can you ensure Transport for London (TfL) provides a clear explanation as to why the Garden Bridge Trust minutes from December 2015 record that TfL would ‘struggle’ to justify the release of £7 million to the Garden Bridge Trust, yet by February 2016 TfL had agreed to release the funding? Can you ensure TfL finally sets out in detail its reasons for releasing the £7 million tranche of funding at this date?

Answer for Garden Bridge The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The minutes of the Garden Bridge Trust Board meetings were produced entirely by the Trust. Transport for London (TfL) was not involved in writing or approving any of the content. The Trust made a formal request to draw down funding against its agreement with TfL after the Trust awarded the main construction contract for the project in early 2016. TfL did not approve the signing of the contract, nor was it required to do so. TfL determined that the Trust had met the conditions of payment. This assessment was made by TfL’s Managing Director of Planning and was informed by discussions with colleagues from across the organisation and based on TfL’s knowledge and scrutiny of the project as well as evidence presented by the Garden Bridge Trust. |

Enderby Wharf Question No: 2018/1324 Caroline Pidgeon Following your welcome statement on the 22 May 2018 urging the Royal Borough of Greenwich “to do the right thing” over Enderby Wharf in relation to the use of on shore power, please provide an update on what meetings or correspondence you have had with the new leader of Greenwich Council on this matter. Answer for Enderby Wharf The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My Deputy Mayor for the Environment met with the new leader of Greenwich council on 5 June, and I met with him on 20 June. We have discussed the subject of Enderby Wharf and will continue to do so. I hope to be able to update you further on the outcome of these discussions in due course. |

Electoral law breaches (1) Question No: 2018/1325 Caroline Pidgeon Leave.EU’s chief executive was recently referred to the MPS following the Electoral Commission’s findings that the campaign was in breach of multiple counts of electoral law. Are you satisfied that the MPS is adequately equipped with the resources to investigate such breaches?

Answer for Electoral law breaches (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Electoral Commission has referred one offence to the MPS relating to Section 123 of the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA). The Commission had reasonable grounds to suspect that the responsible person for Leave.EU either knowingly or recklessly signed a false declaration accompanying the Leave.EU referendum spending return. The MPS has specialist officers to investigate such matters, and sufficient resources are allocated to investigate this allegation. |

Electoral law breaches (2) Question No: 2018/1326 Caroline Pidgeon Do you agree that more could have been done by the MPS to investigate the many allegations of fraud and malpractice by Leave.EU prior to the outcome of the Electoral Commission’s investigation? Answer for Electoral law breaches (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Electoral Commission has responsibility for monitoring and securing compliance with provisions of the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) 2000 and with provisions in other legislation in relation to the election and referendum campaign expenses of, and donations to, candidates. Some offences under PPERA are reserved for criminal prosecution only. In these cases, the Electoral Commission refers to matters to the police for criminal investigation. Any decision to refer is a matter for the Electoral Commission. Only if the information received by the MPS meets a criminal threshold will the force investigate. |

Drug disposal bins Question No: 2018/1327 Caroline Pidgeon What is your assessment of the success of the drug disposal bin outside Fabric nightclub in tackling the “drug culture” previously noted at the venue? Would you consider encouraging greater installations of these bins at venues across London?

Answer for Drug disposal bins The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Drug disposal bins The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Drug disposal bins (sometimes known as amnesty boxes) can be an effective means of removing dangerous, controlled drugs from general circulation, providing they are clearly visible and adequately managed. We would encourage the use of them as part of any venue’s overall drug strategy. Drug disposal bins will not always prevent the harms associated with drug use however; the use of such bins can only one part of a wider approach that requires a clear message that drugs will not be tolerated in a premises. |

Prevent strategy Question No: 2018/1328 Caroline Pidgeon In April 2017 you described the Government’s PREVENT strategy as “toxic” and that it needed to be “adapted and changed and improved vastly”. What is your analysis of the Government’s new CONTEST strategy and the reaffirmed commitment to the Prevent strategy? Answer for Prevent strategy The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I welcome the introduction of the government’s new Counter Terrorism strategy (CONTEST) after a review and in response to an unprecedented shift in the terrorist threat in the UK. The government have described the new strategy as a “more agile, flexible and coordinated approach designed to better prevent, detect and disrupt terrorist attacks, and where attacks get through, to limit the impact and recover swiftly”. I will deliver oversight of the implementation of this new strategy in the capital through the London CONTEST Board which is chaired by my Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Sophie Linden. The CONTEST Board aims to provide a strategic lead in addressing London’s threat, risks and vulnerabilities in relation to counter-terrorism and will look to ensure that the Police and other key partners are sufficiently resourced to administer the new strategy in London.

Safeguarding has always been central to counter-radicalisation strategies such as in the Government’s national Prevent programme. The Police, partners and voluntary organisations perform outstanding work to safeguard vulnerable individuals to help stop them from being radicalised. However, it is vital that strategies and programmes that counter radicalisation and violent extremism engage with London’s diverse communities while avoiding stigmatising entire ethnic, religious or cultural groups. My new Countering Violent Extremism programme will work with specialist community engagement experts to ensure a full and frank assessment of the work of the government’s Prevent agenda in London. |

Knife amnesty bins (1) Question No: 2018/1329 Caroline Pidgeon How many knife amnesty bins are there currently installed across London? Please provide a breakdown of the number by Borough and provide details of their exact locations. Answer for Knife amnesty bins (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 There are 22 word4weapon knife bins in London located at: - Barking, 240 Ripple Road. - Croydon, Purley Way, Trafalgar Way. - Croydon, Selsdon, 130 Addington Road. - Dulwich,80 Dog Kennel Hill. - Edmonton, 300 Fore Street. - Hackney, Stamford Hill, 27 High Road. - Hackney, All Saints Church, Haggerston Road. - Hackney, Lower Clapton Road. - Haringey, Dukes Avenue, Muswell Hill. - Haringey, The Avenue, Tottenham. - Haringey, Westbury Avenue. - Harrow, Lockett Road. - Hounslow, High Street, Feltham.

- Lambeth 337 Kennington Road. - Lambeth, Sainsburys, Streatham. - Lewisham, Sainsburys, New Cross Gate. - Redbridge, Woodford, Broadmead Road. - Redbridge, Seven Kings Road, - Southwark, Copleston Road. - Southwark, Half Moon Lane. - Watham Forest, 1 Harrow Green Road. - Westminster, Harrow Road, Queens Park. There are also 18 floor bins in police stations across London, located at Lavender Hill, Romford, Barkingside, Dagenham, Walworth, Twickenham, Shepherds Bush, Forest Gate, Kingston, Colindale, Uxbridge, Edmonton, Bethnal Green, Tottenham, Acton, Islington, Brixton, Belgravia. |

Knife amnesty bins (2) Question No: 2018/1330 Caroline Pidgeon Word 4 Weapons say they currently have 26 knife amnesty bins installed across London but that these are at risk if they don’t achieve the appropriate funding. What discussions are you having about ensuring this funding is secured? Answer for Knife amnesty bins (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 There are 22 knife bins operationally installed by Word4Weapons across London with some being currently upgraded. The Met is in current negotiations with Word4Weapons to support their ongoing work and the concept of knife bins in the most appropriate hotspot areas. The Met has set aside some money towards commissioning future provision of knife bins. Knife bins are just one aspect of the Mayor’s commitment to tackle knife crime and serious violence across London through the London Knife Crime Strategy. |

Combustible cladding Question No: 2018/1331 Caroline Pidgeon Do you agree with the sentiments of London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner for Fire Safety, Dan Daly, in response to the Hackitt Review, that banning combustible cladding “would not help safety in the long term” and that it’s “more important that the review concentrates on appropriate testing regimes for building materials, tighter regulations and ensuring that competent people are making decisions about building safety”? Do you think there should be a ban? Answer for Combustible cladding The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I agree with the Assistant Commissioner that the focus must be on achieving wholesale reform of the design, construction and regulation of buildings to ensure resident safety is always the top priority. Piecemeal changes alone will not fix the systemic failures, but I am supportive of a ban on combustible cladding on high rise buildings as part of fundamental reform to the system. |

101 calls Question No: 2018/1332 Caroline Pidgeon How many 101 calls have the Metropolitan Police answered since January 2018? How many were answered within 30 seconds; how many calls were dropped; what was the average time taken to answer and what was the longest time taken to answer? Answer for 101 calls The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for 101 calls The Mayor Last updated: 01 November, 2018 The table below details the performance of 101 calls since January 2018 to 22nd May:

101 Calls 101 calls Average 101 Longest 101 answer < 101 calls incomplete Ave answer time taken 2018 Calls 30 secs incomplete <30 times (secs) to answer Jan 209260 64726 60476 15423 153.0 6812

Feb 195878 30889 81166 17134 273.9 11547 Mar 213374 34180 95780 24111 305.9 10053 Apr 202440 79426 72287 42086 216.6 13899 Total 820952 209221 309709 98754

In the case of 101 calls, it is impossible to know exactly why calls are unanswered, as there can be a number of reasons.

We are actively recruiting for Communications Officers. The MPS has been running a concerted recruitment campaign directed solely at 999 and 101 call operators since October 2017. As of the end of July 2018 we had 100 vacancies and by November this year, we should only have around 20 vacancies left. We anticipate being fully staffed by early 2019, most likely by the end of the current financial year.

We are also continually developing ways in which the public can contact police in a non- emergency. All crime and road traffic incidents can now be reported online, with anti-social behaviour reports due to launch in August 2018. We also have a significant presence on social media which is proving to be immensely popular.

Digital 101 desk Question No: 2018/1333 Caroline Pidgeon In response to MQ 2018/0903 you said the Met’s Digital 101 desk had handled over 14,000 enquiries and reviewed over 720,000 posts to date. Has this seen any reduction in demand for the 101 telephone service? Answer for Digital 101 desk The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Digital 101 desk The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 There has been no reduction in 101 telephone demand, despite month-on-month increases in Digital 101. In line with other UK forces, the MPS has seen increases in 101 telephone demand.

Feedback from the most recent survey of Digital 101 users shows that approximately 40% of the public would have called 101 if their first choice option of reporting via the digital platform was not available to them. Of the remaining 60%, approximately 32% would not have contacted the MPS at all if the Digital 101 desk was not available to them. |

The Cardiff Model Question No: 2018/1335 Caroline Pidgeon In response to a question in November 2016 (MQ 2016/4063) on the Cardiff Model you said four emergency departments (EDs) - Barnet, Chelsea and Westminster, Kingston, and the Princess Royal Farnborough - were engaged, but yet to participate in sharing anonymised data regarding assaults with community safety partners. Can you confirm if these EDs are now cooperating? Answer for The Cardiff Model The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I am pleased to state that Barnet, Kingston and the Princess Royal Farnborough all continue to be engaged, and now share data sets. We continue to engage with Chelsea and Westminster, who now collect assault data, but have yet to share. |

Precision manufacturing Question No: 2018/1336 Caroline Pidgeon The Assistant Director of Programme, Policy and Services recently approved a decision to partly fund Cast Consult Ltd to assist in developing a common framework for delivering precision manufactured homes at scale. The objective of the commission is to make “significant progress toward private and public developers being equipped to use design for manufacture approaches to development”. Can you please define “significant progress” and outline when you would expect an interim report to be published? Answer for Precision manufacturing The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 This work will involve research into the opportunities for standardisation in precision manufactured housing, and the development of a digital toolkit to identify how different precision-manufactured housing systems could be used on specific sites. This will help

enable more consistency across the industry and to support the aggregation of demand for precision-manufactured housing components - enabling it to grow beyond its current small scale, while continuing to benefit from innovation and customisation The work is expected to be finished later in the year, at which time the final report will be published. |

Celebrating women Question No: 2018/1337 Caroline Pidgeon Will you consider setting up your own Blue plaque scheme recognising women in London as part of the “#behindeverycity” campaign? Answer for Celebrating women The Mayor Last updated: 27 June, 2018 I too have noted the gender inequality in English Heritage’s Blue Plaques scheme. Currently, only 15% of Blue Plaques recognise the achievements of women who lived in London. It is essential that the achievements of women are equally recognised in public spaces. That’s why, as part of my #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign, I have raised this issue directly with English Heritage, asking them to look at how they can increase the number of nominations of women from the public and the number of plaques dedicated to women. Having women reflected in public space is essential to fostering a sense of equality. The response to the unveiling of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square this year has been overwhelming. Installing the first statue of a woman in this historic square has irrevocably changed the public realm in London for the better. It has also raised awareness of the need for a more diverse, more representative public realm. It is vital that we consider how London’s public realm can better reflect the diversity we see in London. I have asked my Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Justine Simons and Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, Jules Pipe to factor this in as we develop future opportunities across City Hall and the city, which I know they will happily update you on as we progress.

Police Community Support Officer numbers Question No: 2018/1338 Caroline Pidgeon There has been a 10.41% reduction in PCSOs from April 2017 to April 2018. Have you made any assessment of a correlation between the reduction in Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) numbers and the rise in violent crime? Answer for Police Community Support Officer numbers

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 As you will know policing in London continues to be under tremendous pressure due to government cuts. This inevitably means tough choices. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been gradually reducing Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) over a number of years in an effort to protect the number of fully warranted Police Constables (PCs). The current rise in violent crime is being seen across the country and is not limited to London. It should also be noted that PCSOs make up a relatively small volume (approximately 4%) of the total MPS PC/PCSO officer complement. Thus, the decrease in their number represents an overall officer reduction of only 0.3%. |

Weapon sweeps Question No: 2018/1339 Caroline Pidgeon Despite being a viable tactic to tackle knife and gun crime, the MPS does not actually record when it carries out a weapons sweep or how many weapons are recovered. Do you agree that this data could and should be published in the same way as stop and search data to help determine how well the tactic is working in individual boroughs? Answer for Weapon sweeps The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The date and location of weapon sweeps that are undertaken across London are centrally recorded by the MPS. In addition, the MPS records the recoveries of knives, offensive weapons and firearms, whether it be from an arrest or from a weapon sweep. This data is published through the MPS press bureau and other corporate and social media platforms. |

LGBTQ+ venues Question No: 2018/1340 Caroline Pidgeon Can you please provide a breakdown of exactly how many LGBTQ+ venues in London have closed, and how many new ones have opened, since July 2017? What specific actions have you taken to protect venues? Answer for LGBTQ+ venues The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Last year I committed to an annual audit of London’s LGBT+ venues following the publication of shocking data by University College London (UCL) showing London has lost 58 per cent of such venues since 2006. Despite often operating as thriving and successful businesses, UCL’s research shows LGBT+ venues are closing due to external pressures such as large-scale developments, a lack of safeguarding measures in the existing planning system and the sale and change of use of properties. This year’s audit will be published in July ahead of Pride 2018 and will provide a breakdown of venue openings and closures. As well as committing to an annual audit, I also announced a series of initial measures to help stem the flow of closures. I have built safeguarding measures into the planning process in my Draft New London Plan; instructed my Night Czar, Amy Lamé, to mediate in individual cases; and launched an LGBT+ Venues Charter. The Charter is a practical tool for developers, venues and pub companies to sign up to, showing their commitment to the LGBT+ community in London. The Charter to keep a number of LGBT+ venues reopen including Compton Cross (formerly Molly Moggs) in Soho. We also supported a landmark planning case to ensure The Joiners Arms in Hoxton was replaced with an LGBT+ venue in a new development, with Tower Hamlets making it a condition of planning approval. |

GLA advertising on Transport for London (1) Question No: 2018/1341 Andrew Boff How much has the GLA paid Transport for London (TfL) to advertise the ‘Building a London for Everyone’ poster on the TfL network? Answer for GLA advertising on Transport for London (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The GLA has paid nothing to advertise on the TfL network. The GLA is gifted an allocation of advertising space across the TfL estate each year to help inform Londoners of issues that affect them. This agreement has been in place since December 2011. For zero media spend, the ‘Building a London for Everyone’ campaign will be advertised for 4 weeks across the London Underground network. This advertising space has a media value of £119,156. The internal printing and distribution cost of this advertising was £737. |

GLA advertising on Transport for London (2) Question No: 2018/1342 Andrew Boff How much has the GLA paid to advertise on the Transport for London network in each of the following financial years: 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19? Answer for GLA advertising on Transport for London (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The GLA has not paid for advertising space on the TfL network during the financial years of 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19. |

GLA advertising (1) Question No: 2018/1343 Andrew Boff How much has the GLA paid to advertise the “Building A London For Everyone | Fixing London’s Housing Crisis” link on Google? Answer for GLA advertising (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The GLA has spent £1,738.42 to advertise this phase of the housing campaign via social media. Facebook is the only channel we are using. Only two weeks into the campaign this has already led to approximately 5000 visits to the online housing hub (two weeks up until 7 June 2018). Facebook advertising was selected for this campaign as it allows us to ensure Londoners who are interested in housing see the message. For example, Londoners who have been identified as renters will see adverts informing them that they may be eligible for tenancy deposit loans, or served a link to the new tool that allows them to check their landlord’s criminal background before they rent. |

GLA advertising (2) Question No: 2018/1344 Andrew Boff How much has the GLA paid to advertise the “Fixing London’s Housing Crisis” on social media?

Answer for GLA advertising (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 So far, the GLA has spent £1,287.46 on this form of advertising. This has already resulted in 2,258 visits to the housing hub website (two weeks until 7 June 2018). These adverts are seen by Londoners searching in google.com for terms like ‘affordable homes in London’. Advertising in this way means we can direct Londoners looking to find out more about housing to the campaign hub website where they can find out about the housing options available to them. |

Affordable homes Question No: 2018/1345 Andrew Boff Further to question 2018/0991, could you please provide the number of GLA-funded affordable homes started for each scheme in the month of March 2018? Answer for Affordable homes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Affordable homes The Mayor Last updated: 06 September, 2018 Please see attached Appendix 2018/1345 for a list of schemes with the number of homes logged as started in March 2018.

Bus Emissions Question No: 2018/1348 Andrew Boff In each of the next 10 years how many buses will be emitting diesel fumes on Transport for London routes? Answer for Bus Emissions The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Bus Emissions

The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 My ultimate aim is for the entire fleet to be zero emission at the earliest opportunity - and by 2037 at the latest. Along the way, as mapped out in my Transport Strategy, the following changes are expected to take place: -deck buses will be zero emission by 2020 and all double-deck buses will be ultra-clean diesel hybrids -clean Euro VI engine emission standard by 2020, radically reducing harmful tailpipe emissions. This major programme will by itself reduce NOx tailpipe emissions by up to 95 per cent -decks deployed outside of central London will become zero-tailpipe emission and more than 85 per cent of double decks will become hybrid, pure-electric or hydrogen fuel cell

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Beam Park Question No: 2018/1349 Andrew Boff Is your calling in of the Beam Park application another battle in your “war” on the suburbs? Answer for Beam Park The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 London has an acute housing need and providing these homes, whilst creating strong communities, enhancing the economy and preserving London’s green spaces, is of primary importance. Therefore, in my new draft London Plan, I seek to promote Good Growth, to make the best use of land throughout London, including in outer London, as well as building strong, healthy communities and developing the capital’s economy. Beam Park is presently vacant industrial land. It is clear that these uses do not make the best use of the land. This is recognised by both Havering and Barking & Dagenham Councils, who have respectively allocated the site for mixed-use redevelopment. Consideration of this planning application should not be seen as a ‘declaration of war on suburbia’, but an opportunity to promote Good Growth. Following Havering Council’s refusal of the application, the decision to call-in the application was made on 8 May 2018 by the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, acting under delegated authority, due to its strategic importance and to enable a full

consideration of the issues. A representation hearing will be arranged in due course and, therefore, I cannot comment further at this stage. | | |

Gallows Corner Question No: 2018/1352 Keith Prince When you came to visit Gallows Corner with me in July 2016 you stated that the “Status quo is not acceptable”. What changes have been made in the nearly two years since your visit and when can my constituents expect to see improvements that would make Gallows Corner fit for purpose? Answer for Gallows Corner The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 In spring 2016 Transport for London (TfL) consulted on proposals to reduce road danger at Gallows Corner, including extending the 30mph speed limit, widening the footway and changing the road layout to reduce vehicle collisions. The consultation response was published in December 2016, and is available on the TfL website (https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/gallows-corner-road-safety/). We agreed with the London Borough of Havering that we will deliver the Gallows Corner improvements in spring 2019, following completion of works on the A127 Ardleigh Green Bridge. This will help reduce the construction impacts on the local area. |

Bank Experimental Safety Scheme Question No: 2018/1353 Keith Prince The City of London Corporation recently published the findings of its public consultation on the Bank experimental safety scheme. A majority of the respondents either opposed the scheme outright or requested modifications to the measures, the most common of which requested was to re-permit taxi access at the junction. Given the importance of taxis as a form of accessible public transportation, will the Mayor now call on the City of London Corporation to respond to the public consultation and look again at allowing licensed taxis to use this vital thoroughfare in the City of London Corporation? Answer for Bank Experimental Safety Scheme The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

The City of London Corporation’s consultation found that the majority of respondents either supported the scheme becoming permanent (45 per cent) or supported it with suggested changes (29 per cent). A minority objected to it becoming permanent (25 per cent). The City of London has confirmed that taxi bays will be provided close to the restricted area to enable them to pick up and drop off passengers, including wheelchair users. |

Rapid Electric Charging Points Question No: 2018/1354 Keith Prince To date, all of the 45 taxi-only rapid electric charge points in London have been installed on Transport for London land/highways or private land. Will the Mayor confirm how he is working with the London Boroughs to encourage them to install these much-need chargers on the streets they control? Answer for Rapid Electric Charging Points The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Rapid Electric Charging Points The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 The roll-out of over 100 rapid charging points marks a big step forward in the shift to zero- emission vehicles, which the capital desperately needs to clean up our toxic air. However, we will only reach the numbers we need if the boroughs install these points on the 95 per cent of the network in their control. Transport for London (TfL) has set up a framework concession contract with five suppliers to supply, install and maintain rapid charging, including making considerable financial support available to boroughs. TfL is also providing considerable ‘hands on’ support to boroughs through a single direct point of contact for each borough. Support includes coordinating the assessment of suitable locations, including conducting site visits and providing technical advice on power, design and build. TfL is also helping to coordinate power supply to sites; offering commercial resource to tender sites to concessionaires; providing commercial and legal advice site agreements, leases, licences and planning permission; arranging for site preparation works; and managing concessionaires to install the charge points. Support and advice is also being provided to the new London Councils Transport and Environment Committee sub-group who are tasked with coordinating borough delivery of rapid charge points.

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Vision Zero Question No: 2018/1355 Keith Prince Further to your responses to questions 2018/1015 and 2018/1016, how can you claim to be following any precepts of Vision Zero if the only reason you provide for not including the only fatality involving a 3rd Party Vehicle during the Westminster Terrorist Attack in 2017’s tally of Transport for London (TfL) Bus Collision Fatalities is because this Fatal Collision “was not entered into the Metropolitan Police’s STATS19 Database.” Setting aside the many questions which have been raised about the reliability of STATS19 data, wouldn’t a truly “ambitious” Vision Zero Programme have a more definitive answer as to why a pedestrian killed by a TfL Bus is not considered a collision fatality even if that has been the only instance of such a death during any of London’s terror attacks? Answer for Vision Zero The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Vision Zero The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 I refer you to Mayor’s Question 2018/1015 in which it states that the fatality was recorded by the Metropolitan Police Service as part of the terrorist attack. This is in line with other terrorist attacks in London. | |

Who Runs Your Bus? Question No: 2018/1356 Keith Prince Can you explain why, in question 2018/1013, you stated Transport for London (TfL)could not publish the names and contact details of Bus Company Directors on TfL’s “Who Runs your Bus?” Page because “TfL cannot publish contact details for managing directors and chief executive officers without their consent” while a simple search of each Operators’ Company Registration Number you provided in Question 2018/1011 reveals that this information is already published on the Companies’ House Website? That being the case, what excuse can you now provide for not publishing this information on TfL’s website?

Must I refer your untransparent behaviour on this matter to the Information Commissioner’s Office? Answer for Who Runs Your Bus? The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Who Runs Your Bus? The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) publishes bus company contact details on its website (tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/who-runs-your-bus). This allows customers to get in touch directly with bus companies through their established channels for managing and responding to feedback. This is more likely to result in timelier responses from companies, and enables issues to be escalated within the companies themselves where necessary. Therefore, I do not think it necessary for TfL to include details of the Directors of each bus operator on its website, when there are established channels in place to assist customers. TfL also offers well-used channels for bus customers to contact it directly - online, by correspondence and by telephone. These contact details can be found at www.tfl.gov.uk/contact. This includes a telephone number through which to contact TfL’s Customer Services team (0343 2221234), and a specific on-line form through which bus service feedback can be submitted (https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/contact-us- about-buses). |

Bus Safety Performance Question No: 2018/1357 Keith Prince Further to your response to Question 2018/1012, I am alarmed that it appears you are conflating Safe Bus Operations (which by law should be uniform and transparent across all Bus Operators) with commercial interests (which are obviously not). In the interest of assuring the public that Transport for London (TfL) is not running afoul of several provisions of the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in its oversight of its contracted Bus Operators’ Safety Management Systems, please provide me with the sections of each of these TfL contract performance audits which specifically address Bus safety performance. Answer for Bus Safety Performance The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Bus Safety Performance The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 To ensure bus operators have appropriate health and safety management systems in place and apply them in practice, Transport for London (TfL) conducts assurance activity with sections on:-

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The Bus Safety Programme, launched in February 2016, also ensures that TfL and the operators work together to continuously improve the safety of London’s buses. As part of this programme, TfL has introduced a new Safety Performance Index (SPI) for buses. As stated previously, in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1012, TfL hopes to publish the network-wide SPI score this summer, and will work with interested parties to develop a way of publishing this information without compromising commercially-sensitive information and or inhibiting full and frank disclosure of safety issues. TfL also conducts contract compliance audits which cover a wide range of performance issues and can include sections on safety incident reporting and driver hours. These deal with commercially-sensitive areas of performance. | |

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23 May Transport for London (TfL) Board Meeting Question No: 2018/1358 Keith Prince During the 23 May Transport for London (TfL) Board Meeting which you chaired, the Chair of the Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel informed the meeting that TfL Management had confirmed to him on 3 separate occasions that Internal Report IA 17 780 “Audit of First Group TOL’s Fatigue Risk Management System” dated 15 September 2017 had been sent to the RAIB, SNC-Lavalin, the Office for Rail and Road (ORR), British Transport Police (BTP) and the Coroner, the first two organisations well in time for the findings to be considered in their final reports publisher, respectively, in December 2017 and January 2018. Given the scale and severity of the safety faults identified in IA 17 780 and to ensure all lessons are learned from the Sandilands Crash, will you: 1) Formally request the RAIB and SNC-Lavalin to re-issue their reports after taking into account Internal Report IA 17 780’s findings? 2) Formally investigate why (a) TfL management failed to release Internal Report IA 17 780 immediately to the RAIB, ORR, BTP, SNC-Lavalin and the Coroner upon its restricted distribution to 9 Senior TfL Officials on 15 September 2017 and (b) it appears to have released the document to the regulators, investigators and police only after this manifest failure was made public by a blogger? Answer for 23 May Transport for London (TfL) Board Meeting The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and I are completely committed to learning all lessons from the tragedy at Sandilands to ensure that such an incident can never happen again. The measures TfL has taken and continues to take in response are summarised on the TfL website. TfL has also shared the outcome and findings of the investigations across its operations to ensure the lessons from Sandilands are learnt more widely. As I explained in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/0794, TfL commissioned an audit in May 2017 in response to concerns about driver fatigue, following an incident recorded by a member of the public on a tram in Church Street. The resulting report is the Internal Audit Report IA 17 780 ‘Management of Fatigue in Tram Operations Limited’ (TOL), and is separate from the investigation into the Sandilands overturning. As I explained in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1130, TfL drew the Church Street incident to the attention of the Rail Accident Investigation branch (RAIB) and Office of Rail & Road (ORR) as soon as it was made aware of it. The ORR informed TfL that it would be investigating the Church Street incident as part of its business as usual activities. In particular, it said it would be investigating TOL fatigue

management. The outcome of this investigation was between ORR and TOL. The RAIB did not update TfL on how it used this information. However, it confirmed that it had seen the footage and would give it due consideration in its investigation. TfL would not normally forward audit reports to the ORR, RAIB or BTP, as these authorities would normally request any information they required. TfL always provided the authorities with any information requested. Given this, and their awareness of the Church Street incident, I do not consider it necessary for the RAIB or SNC-Lavalin to reissue their reports. On 22 January, the chair of TfL’s Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel asked if the fatigue audit had had been sent to the external bodies investigating the Sandilands incident. At the meeting TfL said it believed it had been sent, but discovered afterwards that it had not. This was due to a human error, for which TfL apologises. The report was then sent to the RAIB, BTP and ORR on 12 February 2018. I consider this to be an adequate explanation of the circumstances behind the sharing of the report, and do not intend to launch a further investigation. At the request of its board, TfL is preparing a report setting out the circumstances of the human error. |

Reforming the Law of Taxi and Private Hire Services Question No: 2018/1359 Keith Prince In 2012, Transport for London (TfL) responded to the Law Commission Consultation on Reforming the Law of Taxi and Private Hire Services. Does TfL still hold the same position to their various responses, specifically proposal 16? Answer for Reforming the Law of Taxi and Private Hire Services The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Law Commission review was over five years ago and since then you will be aware that the taxi and private hire markets have seen significant changes due to advancements in technology. Many of the recommendations in the Law Commission review would therefore require updating and Transport for London (TfL) would then need to consider these in the context of current challenges. The Department for Transport has set up a Taxi and Private Hire Task and Finish Group to review existing legislation and TfL is a member of this group. I understand the Chair is due to submit his report to the Minister in the near future and I look forward to reading the recommendations and hope these cover the key legislative requirements that I and TfL have been pressing Government to introduce. These include addressing Cross Border Hiring, capping the number of PHVs in London and a statutory definition of plying for hire. Proposal 16 of the Law Commission report concerned the fact that the concepts of hailing and ranking should not cover technological means of engaging taxi services. It remains the

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Taxis in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 2018/1360 Keith Prince The Mayor has previously stated (2018/0166) that the drop in taxis entering the Congestion Charge Zone is a reflection of declining vehicle use as seen in other cities. What is the Mayor’s belief on how these taxi drivers are making their livelihoods? Answer for Taxis in the Congestion Charge Zone The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 As TfL does not hold data on an individual taxi driver’s movements across London, it is not possible to determine where fares are being collected from or the amount taken. As you will be aware, my Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan contains a number of measures to maintain a vibrant two tier market in London that gives space for all service providers to flourish. This includes measures designed to improve safety in the taxi and private hire industry and to support London’s iconic black cabs that provide a unique and invaluable service for Londoners. Already, I’ve opened 90 new taxi ranks to support black cabs - this is 90 per cent on the way to achieving my target of increasing the number of taxi ranks from 500 to 600. Transport for London (TfL) has also opened 18 extra bus lanes for black cabs to use, and I’m providing millions of pounds for drivers to convert to cleaner vehicles. By recruiting an additional 250 compliance officers to work on London’s streets, TfL is also taking action against unsafe and illegal activity, clamping down on any unlicensed vehicles operating across the capital that undermine the work of London’s professional cabbies. |

Taxi and Private Hire Net Regulatory Position Question No: 2018/1361 Keith Prince What is the surplus/deficit in the Taxi & Private Hire net regulatory position for the financial period 2017/18? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Net Regulatory Position The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Transport for London regularly publishes financial information on its website including an annual taxi and private hire financial summary. It will be publishing the 2017/2018 financial summary later this year at the following location: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and- private-hire/licensing/licensing-information#on-this-page-4. |

Assistance Dogs in PHVs Question No: 2018/1362 Keith Prince Between February 2015 and November 2017, 15 drivers dispatched by private hire operator Uber London were prosecuted for refusing assistance dogs. What duty does Transport for London place on operators to ensure their drivers are aware of their responsibilities? Answer for Assistance Dogs in PHVs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Between February 2015 and November 2017, Transport for London (TfL) successfully prosecuted 27 minicab drivers, working with 14 different operators, for refusing to carry passengers accompanied by assistance dogs. In each of the 27 prosecutions, the operator accepted and allocated the requests for a private hire booking to the drivers who subsequently failed or refused to carry out the bookings. Therefore, only the drivers were prosecuted in these instances. Should any private hire operator be found to be acting unlawfully, TfL will take appropriate action. TfL regularly reminds all licensees of their responsibilities to passengers who need to travel with assistance dogs. Guidance for private hire drivers and operators is provided at the point of licensing and is also available on the TfL website at the following location: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/new-dogs-assistance-leaflet.pdf. |

Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (1) Question No: 2018/1363 Keith Prince How much did Transport for London spend on Oxford Street Pedestrianisation from January 2017 to the present day? Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London has invested £8.1m since January 2017, working in partnership with Westminster City Council to transform Oxford Street and its surrounding neighbourhoods into an unrivalled place to live, work and visit. It is extremely disappointing that the council leadership walked away from the vast amount of joint work on this project with no attempt to discuss their concerns or reach agreement. The investment to date has gone towards highway design and modelling, urban realm planning and design, environmental modelling and monitoring and two major public consultations. This also includes an investment of £1.3m in the Wigmore Street pedestrian improvement scheme, which is currently being delivered and will provide new and improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists at six junctions. | | | | | |

Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (2) Question No: 2018/1364 Keith Prince Can Londoners trust that you will deliver the Elizabeth Line on time and on budget? Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Crossrail project - jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport and Transport for London - is now 93 per cent complete. The track and tunnels are complete, and the testing of new trains including through the central tunnel and infrastructure continues alongside the remaining fit-out of the stations. Understandably, as a project of this scale and complexity reaches the final stages, it faces some increasing cost and schedule pressures. As joint Sponsors, both DfT and TfL have been pushing Crossrail Limited very hard to manage down any cost pressures and mitigate these as far as is possible. The Elizabeth Line remains on course to open as planned in December 2018. The usual annual Ministerial Statement on the progress and costs of the Crossrail project will be made shortly.

Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (3) Question No: 2018/1365 Keith Prince How do you intend to deal with any overcrowding in Oxford Street brought in by the Elizabeth Line? Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1292. |

Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (4) Question No: 2018/1366 Keith Prince How much money had Transport for London earmarked to spend on pedestrianising Oxford Street? Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Transport for London budget to deliver the transformation of Oxford Street and its surrounding district was £92.5m. Of this, £43m was allocated to the Oxford Street West phase of the project, £39m to Oxford Street East and £10.5m to the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street. |

Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (5) Question No: 2018/1367 Keith Prince How will money earmarked for pedestrianising Oxford Street now be spent? Answer for Oxford Street Pedestrianisation (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 It is too early to make decisions about funding. I have said that I will not walk away from Oxford Street and remain committed to investing in the West End if that investment can enable the transformational change that is fundamental to the economic future of the district.

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ULEZ Expansion - borough breakdown Question No: 2018/1368 Shaun Bailey Can I have a borough breakdown of those vehicles that are compliant and non-compliant with the ULEZ Expansion to the North and South Circulars in each London borough? Can I also have this broken down by vehicle type? Answer for ULEZ Expansion - borough breakdown The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for ULEZ Expansion - borough breakdown The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 TfL provided a breakdown of projected compliance with the ULEZ broken down by vehicle type as part of the recent ULEZ consultation. The documents can be found here https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/environment/air-quality-consultation-ph… TfL hold a dataset of vehicles registered to London addresses as of 2016 for the purposes of policy development. This data is purchased from the SMMT and the conditions of sale prohibit publication. | |

Borough Command Units Met central functions Question No: 2018/1370 Steve O’Connell I understand that a number of MPS central functions will be transferred to the new Borough Command Units (BCUs). Please provide a breakdown for each BCU on how many police officers will be working in these roles? Answer for Borough Command Units Met central functions The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Borough Command Units Met central functions The Mayor

Last updated: 12 March, 2019 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has taken time to consider this request and whether data can be accessed to answer it. The MPS is unable to provide an answer to this question. There are simply too many variables for the MPS internal data systems to provide information without undue risk of inaccuracy.

Police officers working in central roles Question No: 2018/1371 Steve O’Connell Please can you provide a monthly breakdown since January 2016 of the number of police officers working in central roles and what type of role/department they work in? Answer for Police officers working in central roles The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 It is not easy to separate officer deployments under a category of ‘central roles’. The distribution of officers in business units and departments for the last 3 years is as follows:

Jan-18 Jan-17 Jan-16 Territorial Policing (TP) 19,494.54 19,706.52 20,545.83 Specialist Operations (SO) 3,778.24 3,555.52 3,453.20 Specialist Crime & Operations (SCO) 5,767.24 6,971.46 6,921.85 Met HQ 925.44 686.91 665.11 Seconded out of MPS 90.60 99.00 92 Total 30,056.06 31,019.41 31,677.99 Within Met HQ are operational functions such as professional standards, Operational Training and the Public Inquiry Team, and the front-line officers involved in transformation to ensure future MPS structures, systems and processes are operationally sound.

Officer in central roles on specific crimes Question No: 2018/1372 Steve O’Connell For April 2016, May 2018 and the projected figure for when the Borough Command Units are fully operational, please provide a breakdown of the number of people who will work in central roles on specific crimes, e.g. Terrorism, Hate Crime, Child Sexual Abuse? If possible, please add the operation names. Answer for Officer in central roles on specific crimes

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Officer in central roles on specific crimes The Mayor Last updated: 28 February, 2019 The Metropolitan Police Service has taken time to consider this request and whether data can be accessed to answer it. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is unable to provide an answer to this question. There are simply too many variables for the MPS internal data systems to provide information without undue risk of inaccuracy.

Counter Terrorism Data Sharing Question No: 2018/1373 Steve O’Connell Following the recent announcement that MI5 may share information on up to 20,000 UK citizens linked with terrorism, have you or your Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime had any discussions with the police or security service on how this may work in London. If so, can you share an outline of any initial proposals? Answer for Counter Terrorism Data Sharing The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Counter Terrorism Data Sharing The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Last year’s terrorist attacks showed the pace at which individuals can now become active terrorists. Subsequent work by Police, MI5 and the Home Office highlighted the need to take a whole of government approach to counter terrorism and deliver more at the local level. The David Anderson review agreed, and recommended the wider sharing of intelligence. As such, in November 2017 the National Multi Agency Centre (NMAC) was launched. This is a new pilot working on a small cohort of subjects in partnership with local authorities and wider partners. Its aim is to design and evaluate multi-agency approaches that can (a) enhance information sharing and provide better understanding of the behaviours in individuals that lead to risk (similar to MAPPA) and (b) to identify and better respond to the vulnerabilities and safeguarding needs of individuals. Currently four boroughs in East London are involved in the pilot. The London CONTEST board, chaired by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, are sighted on the proposals,

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MPS Firearms Question No: 2018/1374 Steve O’Connell Please provide the type and number of firearms and munitions currently owned by the MPS and what purchases are planned? Answer for MPS Firearms The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The MPS cannot provide the data requested, as its release could compromise operational capability in the current threat environment. |

Confiscated weapons Question No: 2018/1375 Steve O’Connell For each of the financial years, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18, please can you provide the type and number of weapons and munitions confiscated by the MPS? Answer for Confiscated weapons The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Confiscated weapons The Mayor Last updated: 03 June, 2019 We are unable to collate this data accurately as it is not stored in this way.

Local Economic Action Partnership (1) Question No: 2018/1376 Susan Hall How much money has the Local Economic Action Partnership distributed since 2016 by year?

Answer for Local Economic Action Partnership (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Local Economic Action Partnership distributed £55 million in the financial year 2016/2017 and £44million in the financial year 2017/2018. |

Local Economic Action Partnership (2) Question No: 2018/1377 Susan Hall Which organisations has the Local Economic Action Partnership given money to in the past year, how much money has it given to those organisations and what was the reason for distributing the money? Can I have response in a clear table, broken down by organisation? Answer for Local Economic Action Partnership (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Please see Appendix 2018/1377 for LEAP project spend breakdown. |

Staff costs Question No: 2018/1378 Susan Hall How much money has been spent by the GLA on staffing costs and salaries, in the last 6 years, broken down by year? Answer for Staff costs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Staff costs The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The amounts spent on staffing costs and salaries in the last 6 years is set out in the table below.

2017/18 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2013/14 2012/13 £56.1m £51.1m £47.0m £46.1m £44.4m £48.4m

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Foodbanks Question No: 2018/1379 Susan Hall How much money has City Hall given to food banks in the last 6 years, broken down by year? Answer for Foodbanks The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 City Hall does not directly fund food banks. I have committed to reducing Londoners’ reliance on food banks in my manifesto which only offer a short-term solution to those living in food insecurity. As part of a sustainable, longer term solution to address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity, I am taking action by promoting the London Living Wage; increasing the provision of genuinely affordable housing; freezing TfL fares; and introducing the Hopper fare. I have also supported 10 London boroughs to develop food poverty action plans and part-funded the publication of the Beyond the Food Bank report, which tracks how London’s councils are progressing against a range of food poverty and access indicators. We shall continue to ensure that food insecurity is addressed adequately when we come to finalise the London Food Strategy later this year following consultation. |

Mayor of London - board positions Question No: 2018/1381 Susan Hall Can you provide me with a list of all the organisations you are on the board of? Answer for Mayor of London - board positions The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Mayor of London - board positions The Mayor Last updated: 31 August, 2018

Please see below the list of organisations I am currently on the board of: • Chair, The Mayor’s Business Advisory Board • Chair, Adult Education Mayoral Board • Chair, Transport for London Board • Chair, London Crime Reduction Board • Chair, London Health Board • Chair, London Economic Action Partnership • Co-Chair, Crossrail High Level Forum I am also involved with a number of other bodies which are listed under Section B of my register of interests: https://www.london.gov.uk/people/mayoral/sadiq-khan/register-of- interests

Moped enabled crime sanction detection rate Question No: 2018/1382 Susan Hall From April 2014 up to and including May 2018, please provide the monthly sanction detection rate for moped enabled crime? Please provide the number and percentage. Answer for Moped enabled crime sanction detection rate The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Moped enabled crime sanction detection rate The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 Please see Appendix 2018/1382. Please note that the data provided covers all notifiable offences recorded or detected each month where the feature code GW (moped/scooter/motorcycle used) is present on the crime report. It is important to note that the volume of sanction detection is increasing. However, as the volume of offences have increased at a faster rate, there is a decline in the sanction detection rate. | |

Job applications Question No: 2018/1383 Susan Hall In relation to question 2018/1044, can you make checks to ensure this has been happening and then confirm that you are 100% certain that job applications have not been provided to assessors that include the diversity monitoring information? Answer for Job applications The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has assured me that diversity monitoring information is not provided to assessors. Only part of the application form is made visible to assessors (e.g. competency based questions or career history). This does not contain diversity information because it is not part of the process and the system design prevents access to it. If you have any specific concerns these can be brought to the attention of MOPAC. |

Spit Hoods Question No: 2018/1384 Susan Hall In relation to question 2018/1060, now that you have determined the spit hood pilot to be ‘satisfactory’, will spit hoods now be used on a permanent basis by the Metropolitan Police Service? Answer for Spit Hoods The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Spit Hoods The Mayor Last updated: 22 August, 2018 Following the completion of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Spit and Bite Guards pilot the Commissioner has taken an operational decision to continue with their use in custody suites only. The usage of these guards is reported under the National Use of Force Data, and is centrally monitored by T/Deputy Assistant Commissioner Twist, who as well as leading on this for the MPS, holds the national lead role for the National Police Chiefs Council.

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Foreign police deployments follow up Question No: 2018/1385 Susan Hall In relation to question 2018/0748, please can you provide the cost of each deployment, including the cost of the police officer time? Answer for Foreign police deployments follow up The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Foreign police deployments follow up The Mayor Last updated: 01 August, 2018 Due to security implications, this level of information cannot be released.

Randox Question No: 2018/1386 Susan Hall Please can you provide an update on problems from Randox, including the number of cases that have so far been retested, the number that have yet to be retested, the number of cases where problems have been identified (broken down by type e.g. murder), dropped cases (broken down by type e.g. murder), number of retrials (broken down by type e.g. murder), the total cost to the Met and the number of compensation claims lodged (include amount for if available)? Answer for Randox The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Met has been relatively unaffected by problems at Randox Testing Services laboratory as it has not directly contracted with them for forensic services. The Met did however contract 65 toxicology cases to its forensic provider LGC Forensics in 2013 which were then sub-contracted to Randox. These cases have been reviewed to assess the impact of the toxicology evidence on investigation and court outcomes. It is likely that re-testing will be done in relations to one murder case, however most of the cases so far assessed required no re-testing. There have been no cases dropped, nor retrials and there has been no cost to the Met. |

Back street and home treatment of knife wounds Question No: 2018/1387 Susan Hall What specifically are you doing to prevent the back street and home treatment of knife wounds? Answer for Back street and home treatment of knife wounds The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Back street and home treatment of knife wounds The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Where reports of back street and home treatment of knife wounds are made, these are thoroughly investigated. I’m allocating £1.4m investment to continue to fund youth workers in Major Trauma Centres and expand provision into A&Es to provide mentoring and opportunities for diversion from crime. This can provide a confidential and powerful voice for those who are injured to seek appropriate medical attention. I am also investing £44,100 through the Knife Crime Community Seed Fund in a project, StreetDoctors, to educate young people with knowledge of dangers and risks of knife crime, first aid training and lifesaving skills in Croydon and Hackney. The project makes people aware of the dangers of back street and home treatment of knife wounds, whilst encouraging those with knife wounds to seek the right medical attention. |

Restricted duties Question No: 2018/1388 Susan Hall From April 2014 up to and including May 2018, please provide on a monthly basis how many MPS officers were on ‘restricted duties’ due to ill health? Answer for Restricted duties The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers restricted due to health reasons are categorised as ‘adjusted duties’ officers. The categorisation of adjusted duties reflects that there may be some aspects of the police officer role an individual cannot undertake.

Officers on adjusted duties are expected to undertake full and meaningful roles requiring police officer skills and workforce planning processes facilitate this. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has a wide variety police roles that require different skills and the focus is to direct officers into roles they can do well. Data is only available from November 2015 and due to the transitional arrangements from the move to a new corporate HR system the MPS is unable to produce reports after January 2018 at this time. The data will become available again as the transition is completed.

Jan-16 1,205 Jan-17 1,100 Jan-18 1,033 Feb-16 1,122 Feb-17 1,115 Mar-16 1,113 Mar-17 1,121 Apr-16 1,160 Apr-17 1,082 May-16 1,167 May-17 1,081 Jun-16 1,175 Jun-17 1,062 Jul-16 1,175 Jul-17 1,078 Aug-16 1,176 Aug-17 1,097 Sep-16 1,170 Sep-17 1,091 Oct-16 1,172 Oct-17 1,078 Nov-15 956 Nov-16 1,159 Nov-17 1,065 Dec-15 1,200 Dec-16 1,113 Dec-17 1,050

Spit Hoods 2 Question No: 2018/1389 Susan Hall For each of the financial years, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18, please can you provide the number of police officers that had to undergo medical checks as a result of being bitten or spat at? Answer for Spit Hoods 2 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Spit Hoods 2 The Mayor Last updated: 22 August, 2018

I have been informed that biting and spitting incidents are recorded through a number of systems across the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), but this data does not give an indication of those which required medical assessment. The MPS has a clear policy to support the well-being of officers and staff in these circumstances and those who are exposed to “High Risk” bodily fluids that require medical checks are referred immediately for priority assessment and treatment at Guys and St Thomas’s Trust for treatment. The number of officers undergoing such checks is, though, not currently recorded centrally within the MPS.

Photographers Question No: 2018/1390 Susan Hall Since coming to power, how much has your office spent on photographers? Answer for Photographers The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Photographers The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 My office does not have a budget for photography. | |

Knife-enabled crime Question No: 2018/1392 Tony Arbour From April 2014 up to and including May 2018, please can you provide the sanction detection rate for knife (bladed/pointed article) enabled crime? Answer for Knife-enabled crime The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Knife-enabled crime The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018

During the period April 2014 - May 2018 the MPS recorded 48,745 knife (bladed/pointed article) enabled crime; of those crimes 10,041 have been recorded as detected. This equates to a 21% sanction detection rate over this date range. | Middle classcocaine users |

Gun-enabled crime Question No: 2018/1393 Tony Arbour From April 2014 up to and including May 2018, please can you provide the sanction detection rate for gun-enabled crime? Answer for Gun-enabled crime The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 During the period April 2014 - May 2018 the MPS recorded 9,125 gun enabled crime; of those crimes 2,069 have been recorded as detected. This equates to a 23% sanction detection rate over this date range. |

Case Reviews Question No: 2018/1394 Tony Arbour In relation to the BBC story titled ‘Review over forensic failures at Met Police’ on 8th May, can you please provide the number of such cases being reviewed per borough? Please can you also provide information on how many of the 33 cases involve suspects under 18 years of age? Answer for Case Reviews The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I am unable to provide this information due to the fact that there is an ongoing criminal investigation related to this matter. |

Al Quds march Question No: 2018/1395 Tony Devenish On 10 June, the Al Quds march took place in London. Given that anti-semitic views were expressed openly and that the military wing of Hizbollah is a known terrorist organization and is banned in Britain, will you ask the Met to ban future Al Quds marches in Londonand prosecute those at the recent march who glorified terrorism, sought to incite violence and committed hate crimes? Answer for Al Quds march The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Neither myself nor the MPS have the power to ban marches or protest, that power lies with the Home Secretary. I have been very clear that I do not agree with the Government’s position on this matter. I wrote last year to the then-Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, to raise my concerns and to urge her to close this legal loophole. I have subsequently written to the new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to re-iterate these same points. There is now cross-party support within the House of Commons for proscribing the entirety of Hezbollah, but it is up to Government to take action. I will continue to lobby the Home Secretary on this. I have every faith in the Metropolitan Police’s operational independence and their professional judgement. Be in no doubt that any criminality at or around this year’s march will be dealt with by the Met. |

Business Improvement Districts Question No: 2018/1396 Tony Devenish How does the Mayor and the GLA engage across London with the Business Improvement Districts currently? Answer for Business Improvement Districts The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My officers keep regular engagement with all 60 London BIDs, both with BIDs individually and as a group. In November last year my Deputy Mayor for Business hosted in London’s Living Room the first London BIDs summit, which received very positive feedback from attendees. We will be hosting a second summit later this year. My Deputy Mayor for Business also regularly attend events with individual BIDs, as do GLA officers.

BIDs are invited to be part of relevant GLA working groups, sounding boards and information events to ensure their voice gets heard and issues are addressed. Twice a year, my officers host meetings specifically for all eight Industrial BIDs to ensure we listen to their concerns and challenges and identify ways of supporting them. My Culture team also works closely with BIDs to maximise the impact of culture for BIDs. Last year the GLA published a report in partnership with Arts Council England and King’s College London, presenting case studies of successful cultural partnerships with BIDs driving economic growth and helping local communities to thrive. My Night Czar, Amy Lame, hosted a networking launch event at City Hall, attended by many BIDs. |

Mayoral press conferences Question No: 2018/1398 Tony Devenish Does the Mayor hold regular press conferences with the media in a similar way the Prime Minister does? If not, would he please consider doing so? It may prevent front page headlines such as “snubbed by Sadiq” (Camden New Journal 3 May) which give the unfortunate impression the Mayor does not welcome democratic media scrutiny. Answer for Mayoral press conferences The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The current Prime Minister does not actually hold a regular press conference, while on the other hand media are invited to come along and speak to me at events that I am attending nearly every day. I welcome their scrutiny and fully appreciate the importance of their role in the daily life of our city. Inviting media to come and speak to me at an event I am already due to attend is a much more productive use of time than holding a press conference, and my team always endeavours to ensure we provide them with a high-quality filming opportunity wherever we may be. |

Rodent problems Question No: 2018/1399 Tony Devenish Has the Mayor any contingency plans if London was to experience the rat problem like Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo faces, i.e. twice as many rats as people? Answer for Rodent problems

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Boroughs are responsible for dealing with pest control matters across London and already have plans in place to deal with brown rats. This includes providing advice on their websites on measures that should be taken to avoid attracting rats as well as controlling them. In certain circumstances they may provide the services of a pest controller to tackle infestations. Middle classcocaine users |

Middle class cocaine users Question No: 2018/1400 Tony Devenish What specifically are you doing to prevent middle class cocaine users from fuelling the drug trade that is in turn exacerbating the violence in London? Answer for Middle class cocaine users The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Middle class cocaine users The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The illegal drugs market plays a significant role in generating violence; the MPS and I are working tirelessly to bear down on violence in all its forms. I am investing £3million over 3 years in a pan-London project, Out There Response and Rescue, to deliver ‘county lines’ service to support vulnerable young Londoners exploited by criminal gangs. County Lines drives gang related violent crime, criminal exploitation of children and exploitation of vulnerable adults in London and beyond. This project will be the first large scale county lines service that brings together police intelligence analysis, London boroughs and specialist voluntary and community organisations to tackle this complex issue. MOPAC commissions the Violence & Vulnerability Unit to carry out Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation locality peer reviews helping local authorities, MPS and partners to understand how their local drug market drives violence in order to tackle violence and exploitation locally. | |

HMIC Question No: 2018/1401 Tony Devenish Has the Mayor or his Deputies met with Tom Windsor, and the new Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, in the last two years to discuss police or fire matters? Answer for HMIC The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime meets regularly with the Inspectorate to discuss the current MPS inspection regime. She also chairs a quarterly Child Protection Oversight Group to ensure effective progress against the HMICFRS recommendations. Inspector Matt Parr is part of this group. The Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience, and in her previous role as Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, has met members of the inspectorate and attended several briefings on the inspection regime. She also receives regular updates on developments from the London Fire Commissioner and her officers. |

Force management statements Question No: 2018/1402 Tony Devenish What is the Mayor’s view of force management statements? Answer for Force management statements The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Force management statements The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The Force Management Statements are a new requirement on police forces from HMICFRS, and will be offset by a reduction in inspection. Strong analysis of the demand on police services, and how policing is managing its resources in relation to that demand, is something I very much support. It is important to fully understand demand so that we can ensure adequate resources exist to police London effectively. I will continue to make the case for increased resources for the Metropolitan Police Service to help keep London safe. | |

Award (1) Question No: 2018/1403 Tony Devenish Congratulations to all at Transport for London (TfL) for winning an award for being the best company for work life balance. Please supply a copy of the application TfL made to be judged to win the award. Answer for Award (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London did not submit an application for the Top Rated Workplace award for Worklife Balance. This was coordinated by ‘Indeed’, an online employment search engine. Their ranking is based on ratings and reviews received on indeed.com. |

Award (2) Question No: 2018/1404 Tony Devenish Please outline in a paragraph the good holiday allocation, sympathetic employment hours and ability to leave work at the office and other factors which won the award by Transport for London. Answer for Award (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London has to compete with many other employers for people with the right knowledge, skills and capability to deliver for London. As part of this, TfL offers a package of benefits including a minimum of 29 days annual leave, flexible working arrangements, tax-efficient childcare payments and flexibility for employees with caring responsibilities. This information is available on the TfL website - https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/rewarding-you. |

The Algorithmic Society Question No: 2018/1405 Tony Devenish With reference to the 23rd May City AM article “Netflix for healthcare? The algorithmic society is upon us”, does the Mayor agree that the "algorithmic society’ is upon us? How are the Mayor, Transport for London and the Met ensuring that algorithms work for the

common good with the ‘gold dust’ of data and don’t lead to regressive policy implementation? Answer for The Algorithmic Society The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for The Algorithmic Society The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Algorithmic transparency is considered as part of the Mayor of London’s new Smarter London Together Roadmap, launched on 12th June. Citizens need to trust how digital services are designed and how they operate. With new GDPR data laws, data holders must protect ‘privacy by design’, giving individuals new rights to give them greater control over their personal data, such as the right to request data is deleted and for inaccurate data to be rectified. In practice, any Londoner whose data has been shared must be able to know the legitimate reasons why and the benefits to them as individuals, their communities and their city. During the Listening Tour to draw up the new Roadmap earlier this year we suggested that some citizens are more open to making ‘worthy trade-offs’ - in other words to share their data if it benefits themselves and others in society. Looking to the future, as a leader in the civic application of data science and the development of AI, we will need to develop clear guidelines on the ethics of data use, the appropriate use of sensors in public spaces, how to address potential bias or lack of transparency in algorithms. We will to work with London’s major institutions on this and consider approaches taken by other major global cities. Under our ‘new deal for city data’ work, the Chief Digital Officer for London and Smart London Board will progress the following initiatives on data and algorithmic transparency: - The Mayor will work with civil society, boroughs, government and other organisations to advance the public understanding of civic benefit of data. - The Smart London Board will work with the new UK Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and will appoint a new member with specific responsibility for data and privacy. - The Smart London Board will discuss the development of a code of standards on algorithmic decision-making. - The Smart London Board will study how the Mayor can set a challenge for piloting a data trust for AI. |

Hydrogen Trains Question No: 2018/1406 Tony Devenish Have the Mayor and Transport for London any plans to trial or introduce hydrogen trains? Answer for Hydrogen Trains The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hydrogen Trains The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has no plans to trial or introduce hydrogen trains. Almost all of TfL’s trains are already electric, and TfL currently expects their last diesel trains to be replaced by new electric trains by the end of 2018. | |

Crossrail 2 Question No: 2018/1407 Tony Devenish Has any preliminary work been undertaken by Transport for London /Crossrail 2 to model a typical average increase in a Band D Council tax annual levy as part of the funding to pay for Crossrail 2? If so, would this be payable on sale of a home or as part of the council tax bill Answer for Crossrail 2 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Independent Affordability Review is looking at a range of options to improve the affordability of Crossrail 2, including options to reduce its cost, and all possible options to raise additional funding and how they might be collected. TfL and GLA have provided modelling support to the Review. Any decisions would be for the Mayor and Secretary of State in response to the Review’s recommendations. |

Hate Crime (1) Question No: 2018/1410 David Kurten Do you consider it a racially motivated hate crime when white people are referred to as ‘Gammon’ and how would you deal with such a crime? Answer for Hate Crime (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hate Crime (1) The Mayor Last updated: 02 August, 2018 It is not the role of the London Mayor to determine what is a hate crime, nor to deal with hate crimes when they occur. When an incident is reported, the police will establish whether a crime has been committed and, along with the person reporting the incident, determine the motivation. If a crime has taken place, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service will decide what action is taken. What I can do, is work to ensure that Londoners are not defined or targeted by who they are and that we celebrate the diversity in our great city. How I plan to do that is laid out in my Police and Crime Plan and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. |

Hate Crime (2) Question No: 2018/1411 David Kurten Do you consider it a racially motivated hate crime when black people are referred to as ‘coconuts’ and how would you deal with such a crime? Answer for Hate Crime (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hate Crime (2) The Mayor Last updated: 02 August, 2018 Please see the reply to Mayor’s Question 2018/1410 |

Hate Crime (3) Question No: 2018/1412 David Kurten Do you consider it a racially motivated hate crime when black people are referred to as ‘Uncle Toms’ and how would you deal with such a crime? Answer for Hate Crime (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hate Crime (3) The Mayor Last updated: 02 August, 2018 Please see the reply to Mayor’s Question 2018/1410

Taxi and Private Hire Trade (1) Question No: 2018/1413 David Kurten Do you agree Transport for London can impose safety conditions under the 1998 Taxi and Private Hire Act, when issuing PH Operators a licence? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Yes, this can and has been done on a case-by-case basis. Safety is fundamental to TfL’s licensing and regulatory regime for the taxi and private hire trades. TfL is pressing forward with the delivery of my Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan, which sets out ambitious plans for TfL to enhance public safety. I expect all taxi and private hire licensees to offer safe and secure services to passengers. TfL will take appropriate licensing action where peoples’ safety is put at risk. |

Taxi and Private Hire Trade (2) Question No: 2018/1414 David Kurten Do you agree that software exists to disable taxi and private hire apps when the vehicle is moving? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (2)

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Yes. However, all drivers are expected to give their full attention to the road when driving and to always operate their vehicles with safety in mind. Our guidance to all drivers, in particular professional drivers in the taxi and private hire industries, is very clear and set out on the Transport for London (TfL) website: https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/safety/road-safety-advice/driving-and-cycling- safety#on-this-page-1. It has been illegal to use a handheld mobile phone or electronic device while driving, or while stopped with the engine on, since 2003. The government offers further guidance on its website: http://think.direct.gov.uk/mobile- phones.html. Appropriate action will be taken by TfL if complaints are made that drivers are using handheld mobile phones while driving. |

Taxi and Private Hire Trade (3) Question No: 2018/1415 David Kurten Given Transport for London’s ‘Zero Vision’ agenda for reducing road traffic accidents, do you think that it is a good idea to introduce a policy whereby taxi and PH drivers could only accept an app booking when the vehicle is stationary? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 It is already illegal to use a handheld mobile phone or electronic device while driving or while stopped with the engine on. The use of apps, for example for navigation, on a cradle-mounted phone is lawful if done with common sense and good judgement. The government offers further guidance on its website: http://think.direct.gov.uk/mobile-phones.html. |

Taxi and Private Hire Trade (4) Question No: 2018/1416 David Kurten In September 2017, a letter written by Transport for London (TfL) Taxi & Private Hire’s General Manager, Helen Chapman, was sent to Private Hire Operator Uber in which she states: “We are currently considering whether ULL’s business model complies with the statutory framework, in certain key respects. TfL is currently minded to conclude that it does not.” TPH’s General Manager goes on to say: “It is considered that Uber London Limited (ULL) misled TfL in correspondence in 2014 as to the process by which bookings are accepted through the Uber app. In particular, ULL provided a false picture of the order in which various steps take place, when a booking is being accepted. TfL had asked ULL to explain its systems, and had been clear that we would rely on their answers when determining the lawfulness of their operating model. Whether or not the false information provided by ULL was determinative of the lawfulness of ULL’s model (a matter we address in separate correspondence), TfL considers that ULL’s answers were materially false and misleading.” Helen Chapman goes into more detail, but basically explains that the Uber App puts a customer directly in touch with a private hire driver without the booking being accepted by a licenced operator, which you have previously stated “is illegal”. Is my understanding correct? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Since Transport for London’s (TfL) letter was sent, Uber London Limited has made changes to its booking processes, which TfL now considers to be compliant with private hire legislation. |

Taxi and Private Hire Trade (5) Question No: 2018/1417 David Kurten What ‘action’ have you taken against Uber, given that you said: “Where there is evidence of unlawful plying for hire, whether via an app or otherwise, appropriate action will be taken”? Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Taxi and Private Hire Trade (5) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018

No action has been taken against Uber for plying for hire and it is the driver or vehicle owner who would be liable for prosecution for this offence. Transport for London (TfL) takes appropriate enforcement action where there is evidence of plying for hire irrespective of which operator a driver is working for at any time. TfL prosecuted 82 private hire drivers for plying for hire related offences between May 2017 and May 2018. | | |

Uber Question No: 2018/1418 David Kurten Can you confirm that you will not be offering Uber yet another 18-month trial licence? Answer for Uber The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 It is Transport for London (TfL) that is the regulatory body that decides on PHV licenses, not the Mayor. TfL took the decision not to issue Uber London Ltd (ULL) with a new licence on 22 September 2017. ULL has since appealed TfL’s decision and the appeal will be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25 June. It is now for the court to make a decision on ULL’s licence application. |

Taxi Apps (1) Question No: 2018/1419 David Kurten Do you think that taxi apps like My Taxi, Gett should be regulated and licenced by Transport for London, and will you look into regulating them? Answer for Taxi Apps (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for licensing and regulating taxi and private hire drivers and vehicles, as well as private hire operators. It does not have the power to license companies operating taxi services via an app or radio circuit. Government would need to provide TfL with powers to do so by changing primary legislation. Public safety is our number one priority and TfL will take appropriate action in the event that services put anyone’s safety at risk.

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Taxi Apps (2) Question No: 2018/1420 David Kurten What mechanisms does the Mayor have to prevent rogue “cowboy” apps entering the taxi trade? Answer for Taxi Apps (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Please see my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1419 for my position on companies operating taxi services via an app. |

Taxi Apps (3) Question No: 2018/1421 David Kurten Given that a taxi driver cannot charge more than the metered fare, do you agree that it is illegal for taxi apps to charge a minimum fare of £10 in cases where the metered fare would be less? Answer for Taxi Apps (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Where taxis working through apps are plying for hire, customers can only be charged the metered fare. Where this is found to not be the case, Transport for London will take appropriate action. Any additional charges where a cab is pre-booked are subject to agreement with the passenger. |

Taxi Apps (4) Question No: 2018/1422 David Kurten Should drivers of taxi apps who are concerned about the working practices of their operators have whistleblowing protections? Answer for Taxi Apps (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Taxi Apps (4) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 I think all taxi and private hire drivers should be able to raise and report concerns regarding working practices. Please see Mayor’s Question 2018/1285 for further information. | | | | | | | | |

Taxi Apps (5) Question No: 2018/1423 David Kurten Will you ensure that, in future, only drivers who have passed the Knowledge of London Topographical Examination and drive a purpose-built London Taxi, will be allowed to be directly hailed by a passenger using a taxi app on a smartphone or any other electronic device? Answer for Taxi Apps (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 It remains the case that only taxis can ply for hire and be hailed on the street. Our taxi and private hire markets have seen a phenomenal change in recent years, demonstrating the speed and scale of change that technology can bring. As set out in my Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan, Transport for London and I continue to lobby for a statutory definition of plying for hire and pre-booked services to remove any ambiguity. I remain hopeful that as part of the DfT Taxi and Private Hire Task and Finish Group, the Chair may include recommendations to Government on these matters. |

Zero Emission Taxi Sales Question No: 2018/1424 David Kurten A recent FOI disclosure revealed the projected figure of 9000 ZEC Taxis by the end of 2020 was a result of a submission by the LTDA made on historical licensing figures, and made prior to Uber’s entry into the market & the huge rise in PHVs. Given that average annual sales of taxis in recent years were only 1,500, will you review the unrealistic projected target for sales of 9,000? Answer for Zero Emission Taxi Sales The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Zero Emission Taxi Sales The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 From 1 January 2018 all taxis new to licensing in London are required to be zero emission capable (ZEC). To date this has resulted in more than 200 ZEC taxis entering the Capital’s fleet. Improving the air we live and work in is one of my primary aims. I am proud that our world renowned taxi drivers are leading the way in cleaning up the air we live and work in with these new zero emission capable taxis. As you will appreciate this is a very new market with only one vehicle model currently available for purchase, however we anticipate that a further model will be launched later this year and that production by both manufacturers will ramp up. It is too early to consider any changes to projected targets, our goal remains to have 9,000 London licensed ZEC taxis (or 45 per cent of the fleet) by the end of 2020. Significant incentives remain available for the trade to encourage them to switch to new ZEC vehicles, including the Office for Low Emission Vehicles plug in taxi grant and Transport for London’s £40 million delicensing scheme aimed at the oldest most polluting taxis. |

Cycling and Diversity (1) Question No: 2018/1425 David Kurten On 29 May 2018, your Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman, sparked controversy when he announced that too few women and people from ethnic minority groups cycle in London.1 What plans do you have to rectify this inequality?

1https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cycling-london-uk-sadiq-khan- bikes-race-class-gender-a8367916.html Answer for Cycling and Diversity (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycling and Diversity (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1620 | |

Cycling and Diversity (2) Question No: 2018/1426 David Kurten To ask the Mayor if his walking and cycling tsar is too white, too male and too middle class? Answer for Cycling and Diversity (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The comments made by my Walking and Cycling Commissioner highlight the challenges London faces to make cycling more attractive for all Londoners. There is both a perception and a reality that cyclists in London are more likely to be white, male and middle class. Will Norman understands these challenges well, which is why he raised the issue of increasing diversity, and he is determined to remove any barriers to currently underrepresented groups, first and foremost by building a comprehensive, high quality and safe cycle network. |

Cycling and Diversity (3) Question No: 2018/1427 David Kurten In his comments in The Independent on 29 May 2018, Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman stated that: ‘He was considering setting diversity targets for London’s cycling population to ensure progress was achieved.’ In practical terms, how are diversity targets for cycling going to be achieved?

Answer for Cycling and Diversity (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycling and Diversity (3) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 See my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1620 | |

Irregular Number Plates Question No: 2018/1428 David Kurten To ask the Mayor how many motorists have been detected by the MPS driving vehicles with irregular number plates in the Metropolitan Police Area over the last five years? Answer for Irregular Number Plates The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The table below details the offences recorded for the various offences relating to the correct display and formatting of vehicle registration plates over the last five calendar years.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Keeping/driving vehicle without front registration 97 66 110 139 199 plate Keeping/driving vehicle without rear registration plate 51 59 78 94 95 Registration mark incorrectly displayed (format) 1095 886 598 519 622 Registration mark not fixed in accordance with 262 148 134 162 249 regulations Registration mark obscured or not easily readable 212 113 142 190 277 |

Cycle Superhighways Question No: 2018/1429 David Kurten On 29 May 2018, the head of Transport for London (TfL), Mike Brown told listeners on LBC that the building of London’s controversial Cycle Superhighways delivered in the last

Mayoral Administration was ill-judged and ill-thought-through. Given how much effort and cash TfL has put into this initiative, I was somewhat surprised to hear this statement. How did Mr Brown come to this conclusion? Answer for Cycle Superhighways The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Mike Brown said the Cycle Superhighways have been a huge success in getting more people cycling and reducing road danger, as he has said many times before. The comments you cite related only to the way they were delivered. Transport for London (TfL) is learning lessons from the delivery of these Cycle Superhighways as we construct and plan new routes. This incudes working with utility companies and others to maximise the efficiency of road closures, and working closely with boroughs to design and deliver the routes to help reduce the time it takes to deliver them. For example, over the Easter weekend, TfL worked with multiple utility companies to coordinate a set of works at the same time on the North-South Cycle Superhighway extension. This meant a month’s worth of work was completed in just 4 days. |

Religious Activity in the Royal Parks Question No: 2018/1430 Peter Whittle To ask the Mayor why the Metropolitan Police has been permitting religious activities to take place in Hyde Park on a regular basis, when the bye-laws governing the Royal Parks specifically forbids collective acts of worship? Answer for Religious Activity in the Royal Parks The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Please refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1253. |

Al Quds Day Parade Question No: 2018/1431 Peter Whittle To ask the Mayor what, if any, representations he has made to the new Home Secretary about banning the annual Al Quds Day Parade from London’s streets? Answer for Al Quds Day Parade The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I wrote last year to the-then Home Secretary Amber Rudd MP, to raise my concerns and to urge her to close this legal loophole. I have subsequently written to the new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to re-iterate these same points. There is now cross-party support within the House of Commons for proscribing the entirety of Hezbollah, but it is up to Government to take action. I will continue to lobby the Home Secretary on this. |

Met officer Second Jobs Question No: 2018/1432 Peter Whittle To ask the Mayor how many sworn and warranted police officers currently serving with the Met have declared a second job? Answer for Met officer Second Jobs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Police officers are permitted business interests as outlined in the Police Regulations. There are strict rules as to what business interest an officer can have. The business interest or additional occupation must not interfere with an officer’s ability to impartially discharge his or her duties. Every case is considered on its own merits. All new police officer applicants must declare any business interests as part of their application process. Existing officers must declare new interests through a formal application and this is reviewed annually through the Performance Development Review (PDR) process. As of February 2018, there were 5,395 business interests. Nearly half of these declarations related to the letting of property. |

Grenfell Tower Question No: 2018/1433 Peter Whittle To ask the Mayor at what stage is the criminal investigation being conducted by Homicide and Major Crime Command into events at Grenfell Tower on the evening of 14 June 2017? Answer for Grenfell Tower The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Grenfell Tower The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The MPS and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry are conducting independent and parallel investigations. The MPS has concluded its onsite forensic examination at Grenfell Tower. A series of ‘off site’ reconstruction tests are under way and projected to be completed in July. Once this phase of testing is complete, the MPS intends to hand control of Grenfell Tower back to those who have legal responsibility. The police criminal investigation has over 190 dedicated investigators and has identified over 500 companies and organisations who were involved in the refurbishment or management of Grenfell Tower. It is anticipated that the police investigation will soon commence an interview phase of some individuals. | |

Cycling Level of Service (1) Question No: 2018/1436 Caroline Russell A Transport for London (TfL) response to a recent Freedom of Information request (ref: FOI-4517-1718) revealed that: “TfL no longer uses the CLoS [Cycling Level of Service] assessment tool within the Quietway Programme.” How does TfL now ensure TfL-funded cycle routes meet a minimum quality threshold? Answer for Cycling Level of Service (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycling Level of Service (1) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) accepts that the response to FOI-4517-1718 could have made it clearer that, though the Cycling Level of Service (CLoS) is not used as a standalone tool to score Quietway schemes, it does feature within the London Cycling Design Standard (LCDS), which has always been used as part of its quality review process. The Quietways programme is relatively new but we are now able to learn lessons from what has been delivered so far. A number of Quietways have seen very encouraging increases in cycling, proving that we must continue with the programme. However, my Walking &

Cycling Commissioner has asked Transport for London to review how it assesses future schemes to ensure that the next generation of Quietways are even better than those delivered so far. Part of TfL’s review will include looking at how it can make best possible use of the various assessment tools available, including the LTDS, CLoS and the relatively new Healthy Streets Check. Already, TfL is ensuring that all future Quietway schemes, without exception, meet the traffic levels and speed requirements as set out in the CLoS. | | | |

Cycling Level of Service (2) Question No: 2018/1437 Caroline Russell Will you ask Transport for London (TfL) to prepare and use an auditing system to evaluate cycling schemes implemented by London boroughs fully or partly-funded by TfL, whenever the funding is higher than £50,000? Answer for Cycling Level of Service (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) already uses the Healthy Streets Check for Designers tool on all Liveable Neighbourhood schemes. It is also used on schemes which cost over £200,000 and are expected to have a significant impact on people walking, cycling or accessing public transport. As set out in my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1436, TfL is reviewing how it assesses future Quietway schemes to ensure that the next generation of Quietways are even better than those delivered so far. |

Cycling Level of Service (3) Question No: 2018/1438 Caroline Russell Regarding concerns about the quality of quietway implementation raised by the London Assembly Transport Committee in its March 2018 report, London’s Cycling Infrastructure, how will you and Transport for London (TfL) ensure that parts of the strategic cycle network currently being delivered by boroughs are of high quality? Answer for Cycling Level of Service (3)

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I am committed to implementing better and safer cycling infrastructure, working in partnership with London boroughs. This means a combination of integrated planning in line with my Healthy Streets Approach, and close cooperation between Transport for London (TfL) and boroughs. This process is being applied to the development of the new cycle routes I announced in January 2018. Work on these new routes will involve local councillors, borough officers and community groups from the very beginning, recognising the value of their expertise and local knowledge to delivering high quality routes with strong local support. TfL is also working with boroughs to improve the quality of Quietway proposals as needed and consider where improvements to existing locations might be made. |

Bus driver toilets at Walworth Depot Question No: 2018/1439 Caroline Russell Bus drivers on route 68 based at Walworth Depot have contacted me about 30 pence charges to use toilets at the end of their route and have told me that bus drivers are being refused entry to toilets at train stations despite wearing full uniform and presenting their Transport for London (TfL) travel pass with a photograph. Following your commitment to: “improve working conditions for London’s bus drivers by ensuring that all have access to a toilet on their routes for all hours of their working day,” will you ensure that toilet facilities for bus workers are free to use in all bus depots and train stations? Answer for Bus driver toilets at Walworth Depot The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I understand and share drivers’ frustration at having been asked to pay to use toilets at Euston station. I am pleased to update you that the issue has been resolved following discussions between Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail. Bus drivers reaching Euston Station can now use the facilities there free of charge if they show their employee passes. TfL continues to liaise with Network Rail to identify opportunities to make more toilets available to bus drivers. |

Hostile Streets and the Equalities Duty on the Transport for London Road Network Question No: 2018/1440 Caroline Russell In your response to the London Assembly Transport Committee December 2017 report, Hostile Streets, you said: “TfL is committed to inclusive design.” When does Transport for London (TfL) aim to have upgraded all areas of street design and equipment that do not meet current standards of inclusive design on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN)? Answer for Hostile Streets and the Equalities Duty on the Transport for London Road Network The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Inclusive Design is discussed in my Transport Strategy, where it is taken to mean creating streets that everyone can use. While Transport for London (TfL) and its partners have very high standards of Inclusive Design for all work that they undertake, London’s streets have evolved over many years and reflect the guidance and standards that prevailed at the time they were designed or upgraded. TfL is investing over £2.1bn over the next five years through the Healthy Streets Portfolio to transform locations across London and help to deliver streets that everyone can use. |

Hostile Streets and community severance in outer London Question No: 2018/1441 Caroline Russell In response to the London Assembly Transport Committee December 2017 report, Hostile Streets, Transport for London (TfL) acknowledged the community severance problem caused by busy roads, but there was no commitment to identify specific junctions for road danger reduction in outer London. However, TfL indicated some areas may be improved through the Liveable Neighbourhoods programme. In which areas does TfL expect to see improvements through this programme? Answer for Hostile Streets and community severance in outer London The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hostile Streets and community severance in outer London The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018

Transport for London (TfL) received an excellent response to the first round of my Liveable Neighbourhoods programme, with London’s boroughs making a total of 28 bids. After careful evaluation against the Healthy Streets criteria set out in my Transport Strategy, funding was awarded to the following seven projects: - West Ealing (Ealing) - Greenwich Town Centre (Greenwich) - Hackney Central (Hackney) - Crouch End (Haringey) - Romford Town Centre (Havering) - Deptford Parks (Lewisham) - Coppermill Village (Waltham Forest) These bids cover a wide range of interventions, and ensure that the issues raised in the Hostile Streets report are addressed head on. For example: - The Greenwich Town Centre project seeks to remove the existing gyratory to improve pedestrian conditions and reduce road danger in this popular tourist destination. - The Romford Town Centre project seeks to transform the ring road by replacing existing subways with new surface-level pedestrian and cycle facilities, supported by new bus lanes and public spaces - The Hackney Central project seeks to ban traffic from a key route in the town centre, and address the three most dangerous junctions in the borough. - The Crouch End project proposes a substantial redesign of the of the Park Road/ Broadway Parade/ Crouch End Hill junction (Crouch End triangle) to create a much simpler junction with less conflict - In Ealing, the junction of Uxbridge Road/ Northfield Avenue is at the heart of proposals to reduce road danger, with interventions such as diagonal pedestrian crossings and better cycling facilities being considered Boroughs will have the opportunity to bid for further schemes in November 2018, and in future years. You can find out more about this on the TfL website. | |

Copenhagen crossings on cycle superhighways Question No: 2018/1442 Caroline Russell Will Transport for London (TfL) look at making Copenhagen crossings a default design option on side roads off the cycle superhighways? Answer for Copenhagen crossings on cycle superhighways The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Yes. Transport for London (TfL) is currently carrying out research into using these Copenhagen crossings. This research will be completed in summer 2018 and will inform TfL’s decision policy on where Copenhagen crossings are an appropriate design solution. |

Cycle Superhighway 4 Question No: 2018/1443 Caroline Russell Given that three cyclists have been killed this year in South East London, could you confirm in which year you expect Cycle Superhighway 4 (CS4) to open? Answer for Cycle Superhighway 4 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) carried out a public consultation in autumn 2017 on design proposals for Cycle Superhighway 4 (CS4) between Tower Bridge and Greenwich, and is currently analysing the feedback. Subject to this feedback, construction is scheduled to start next year. Beyond CS4, the alignment between Greenwich and Woolwich is one of 25 cycle connections identified in TfL’s Strategic Cycle Analysis that offers significant cycling benefits. TfL and Greenwich are working on shared plans for a new cycle route between these town centres. This new route will complement high quality cycling facilities delivered through CS4 and the Greenwich town centre Liveable Neighbourhood project, extending safe cycling conditions between central London and Woolwich town centre. |

Better Junctions programme Question No: 2018/1444 Caroline Russell Are you and Transport for London (TfL) confident that quality assurance for the Better Junction programmes is robust enough to deliver significant safety benefits for every scheme, and will you commit to publishing quality assessments and findings for each scheme? Answer for Better Junctions programme The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My Safer Junctions programme covers the 73 Transport for London (TfL) Road Network junctions with the highest vulnerable road user collision rates. It seeks to reduce road danger throughout each scheme area, and make these locations more appealing to pedestrians and cyclists. This holistic, evidence-led approach will not only drive down collisions, but improve the urban realm, encourage modal shift to walking and cycling, and contribute to wider regeneration objectives. TfL carries out a number of design checks during design development, including the Healthy Streets check and Road Safety Audits. All locations have robust monitoring strategies in place, enabling direct comparison of collision data before and after implementation. |

Cycle Superhighway 5 Question No: 2018/1445 Caroline Russell According to Public Health England’s statistics on child obesity and excess weight: small area level data, the highest rate of child obesity in the UK was in an ‘obesity corridor’ passing through Camberwell Green. Will you increase safe and convenient opportunities for walking and cycling by committing to a date to deliver Cycle Superhighway 5 (CS5), which was originally due to open in 2014 to serve the same area? Answer for Cycle Superhighway 5 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Cycle Superhighway 5 runs between Pimlico and Oval and was delivered in 2015. I agree that there is a real need for better and safer cycling at Camberwell Green and I am committed to taking this forward. This route is one of the top 25 cycle connections identified in Transport for London’s Strategic Cycle Analysis. I have already announced that work has started with the first six of the these routes. The remaining 19 routes, including the Oval-Deptford connection which

would cover Camberwell Green, are currently being discussed with boroughs. Timings for delivery of the remaining routes will be announced in early 2019. |

Camberwell Green scheme Question No: 2018/1446 Caroline Russell According to the latest Department for Transport (DfT) traffic count figures, cycle flows on the A202 through Camberwell have doubled in the last five years. What assumptions about future changes in cycling and walking were used by Transport for London (TfL) in the traffic and safety modelling for the Camberwell Green scheme? Answer for Camberwell Green scheme The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Transport for London’s (TfL) traffic modelling for the Camberwell Green Scheme compares the existing layout to the proposed layout to predict how the proposed changes might affect traffic, including cyclists. It does not forecast future demand changes for any road user. Collision reduction benefits were forecast using guidance issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. This assesses design features of the scheme and historic collision trends from the past 36 months. I remain committed to increasing active travel across London, and have set a target to increase the amount of cycling in London to 1.5 million cycle journeys per day by 2026. I have asked TfL to keep Camberwell Green under review to monitor the impacts of this safety scheme and identify opportunities for future improvements. |

Dockless hire bikes (1) Question No: 2018/1447 Caroline Russell Boroughs are developing individual memorandum of understanding arrangements with dockless hire bike companies. In your convening role, have you considered developing a London-wide memorandum of understanding or contract for dockless hire bike companies that want to work across several boroughs and on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN)? Answer for Dockless hire bikes (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Transport for London (TfL) works very closely with the London boroughs and London Councils on dockless cycle hire. We already have a pan-London code of practice that was developed in collaboration with the boroughs, but TfL is also working in partnership with London Councils to consider how to strengthen our pan-London approach to making sure that dockless schemes are safely and responsibly managed. |

Dockless hire bikes (2) Question No: 2018/1448 Caroline Russell Central London is covered by the Transport for London (TfL) hire bike scheme. Dockless bike hire offers a chance to extend the geographical area where hire bikes are available. As Dockless hire bike companies seem to prefer to operate in inner London boroughs would you consider working with these companies to ensure that areas in outer London with high potential for cycling are not left out? Answer for Dockless hire bikes (2) The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and I welcome opportunities to make cycling easier and more accessible, particularly in outer London where there are fewer cycle hire options. TfL engages with the dockless bike companies currently operating in London on their expansion plans for all areas - not just the inner boroughs. TfL is also working very closely with London boroughs on dockless cycle hire, and is actively considering a pan-London approach to operations.

Borough Champions Network (1) Question No: 2018/1449 Caroline Russell The Night Time Economy Borough Champions Network has met four times since it has been set up. The most recent meeting was September 2017. When is the next meeting planned? Answer for Borough Champions Network (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The Night Time Borough Champions Network meets to share best practice and support boroughs to develop local plans for night time activity. The network has met five times and the most recent meeting was 12th March 2018 and minutes of the meetings are available

on London.gov.uk. Following the recent local elections and changes in political control, leadership and cabinet roles, the next full Night Time Borough Champions meeting will therefore take place in September 2018. |

Borough Champions Network (2) Question No: 2018/1450 Caroline Russell Why has responsibility for the Night Time Economy Borough Champions Network moved from the Night Time Commission to the Night Czar? Answer for Borough Champions Network (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Following the conclusion of Philip Kolvin’s contract as Chair of the Night Time Commission in January 2018, my Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries has asked my Night Czar to Chair the Night Time Borough Champions Network. This is because the borough champions network is not time limited, whereas the Commission will only exist until it publishes its report later this year. The chairing of this meeting complements the work and regular contact that officers in the 24-Hour London team have with London boroughs more widely. Three members of the Night Time Commission also take part in the Night Time Borough Champions network, ensuring a strong ongoing connection between the groups and their focus. The Night Time Commission will continue to engage with the Night Time Borough Champions as it develops the report and recommendations which it will produce before the end of 2018. |

Night time economy data for boroughs Question No: 2018/1451 Caroline Russell Philip Kolvin QC told the London Assembly at the Plenary meeting on 7 June 2018, that the Night Time Commission was “on track” to publish good practice guidance in July 2018, to help boroughs use data to measure their night time economies and any impacts on local communities. The Night Czar, at the same meeting, told us that this report is now due “at the end of the year.” What has caused this delay and could you bring the publication date forward? Answer for Night time economy data for boroughs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

The purpose of the Night Time Commission is to provide independent advice to me as to the sustainable development of London at night. In the minutes of the first meeting of the Night Time Commission under its former Chair, Philip Kolvin QC, on 13 October 2017, Philip stated that the Commission’s aim was to produce ‘a report to the Mayor by October 2018’. The Commission’s report will contain recommendations to progress London as a 24- hour city and help realise my 24-Hour Vision. The Night Time Commission is coming to the end of its first phase of work, carrying out research and consulting widely. The next phase will involve analysing the data and drafting the report and recommendations which it intends to produce before the end of 2018. The Commission is an independent body and manages its own work programme, and it will make decisions about whether good practice guidance may feature as it develops its report. The Commission has only ever planned to produce one report. My Night Czar, along with Night Time Commission members, also convene regular Night Time Economy Borough Champions Network meetings which share good practice and case studies to support boroughs to develop their night time policies. To date five Borough Champions meetings have been held. |

Night Time Commission report Question No: 2018/1452 Caroline Russell Philip Kolvin QC told the London Assembly at the Plenary meeting on 7 June 2018, that the Night Time Commission was “on track” to publish a report for the Mayor in July 2018. However, the new Chair, Kate Nicholls, told us that the Commission will publish the report “at the end of the year.” What has caused this delay and could you bring the publication date forward? Answer for Night Time Commission report The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The purpose of the Night Time Commission is to provide independent advice to me as to the sustainable development of London at night. In the minutes of the first meeting of the Night Time Commission under its former Chair, Philip Kolvin QC, on 13 October 2017, Philip stated that the Commission’s aim was to produce ‘a report to the Mayor by October 2018’. The Commission’s report will contain recommendations to progress London as a 24- hour city and help realise my 24-Hour Vision. Following the conclusion of Philip Kolvin’s contract as Chair of the Commission, due process was followed in the appointment of a new Chair. During this recruitment the Night Time Commission decided to extend the consultation phase of their work plan, liaising with the GLA to ensure it was up to speed with a revised report timeframe. The Commission is now coming to the end of its first phase of work, carrying out research and consulting widely with Londoners and London organisations. The next phase will involve drafting a

report and recommendations. The Commission is an independent body and manages its own work programme; it intends to produce its report and recommendations by the end of 2018. |

London Growth Hub and young people Question No: 2018/1453 Caroline Russell How many young people under the age of 25 have signed up to and are accessing the London Growth Hub, set up by the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP)? Answer for London Growth Hub and young people The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Age data for users of the London Growth Hub web portal is not routinely collected through standard user analytics tools and would require specific content and justification under the new general data protection regulation. Age data for users who are pre-starts (i.e. not yet trading) and have specifically registered as members of the London Growth Hub is now captured in order to allow us to signpost them to age-relevant skills based projects (e.g. ESF projects for 18-30 year olds), but as this has only recently been introduced we are unable to disaggregate the data at this stage. |

London Economic Action Partnership funding for young people Question No: 2018/1454 Caroline Russell How many young entrepreneurs, age 25 or under, have been awarded funding from the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP)? Could you provide a breakdown by year since 2012 by a) business type, b) how much money they received, and c) what borough they are based in. Answer for London Economic Action Partnership funding for young people The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) state that only relevant data to the offer being provided should be captured. Business support funding, unlike skills funding, is not age sensitive and as a consequence is not routinely captured. |

Small businesses in railway arches Question No: 2018/1455 Caroline Russell Network Rail is planning to sell off all of its 5,500 railway arches. Some of these arches are home to small businesses in London. What will you do to ensure that these arches remain available and affordable to existing and future small businesses in London? Answer for Small businesses in railway arches The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I am a pro-business Mayor, and firmly believe in supporting businesses of all sizes. Railway arches offer unique spaces for innovative small businesses to develop and grow. Network Rail has taken the decision to sell their commercial arch estate, and I will make sure that my team has an early meeting with the new owner to highlight how important it is to invest in these spaces, ensuring they benefit London and reflect the communities they serve. |

Airports National Policy Statement and taking legal action. Question No: 2018/1456 Caroline Russell In light of the Government decision on 5 June 2018, subject to Parliamentary approval, to back a third runway at Heathrow Airport in its final Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), what steps are you taking to fulfil your pledge at Mayor’s Question Time on 16 November 2016 to back legal action and provide “expert advice and assistance” to Hillingdon, Richmond and Wandsworth boroughs in their fight against this decision? Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and taking legal action. The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and taking legal action. The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 Further to my announcement at Mayor’s Questions on 21 June 2018, I am joining the legal action against the Government, working alongside the five local authorities to seek to stop the Airports National Policy Statement which would pave the way for a third runway at Heathrow. This is in addition to the support which has been provided by my officers to these local authorities over several months and they will continue to offer the boroughs their expert advice and assistance.

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Airports National Policy Statement and compliance with air pollution limits Question No: 2018/1457 Caroline Russell The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) says: “In order to grant development consent, the Secretary of State will need to be satisfied that, with mitigation, the scheme would be compliant with legal obligations that provide for the protection of human health and the environment.” Given your clear statement in answer to my question 2017/4325 that: “It is wrong for the Government to promote a third runway at Heathrow when its own analysis shows expansion will undermine the measures I am implementing to improve air quality and public health in London,” do you agree that the Government has no hope of satisfying its own planning conditions? Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and compliance with air pollution limits The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and compliance with air pollution limits The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 The Government ignored my submissions and clear evidence on the need to tackle the air quality and health implications of the proposed Heathrow expansion. The Transport Select Committee, which heard evidence from my previous Deputy Mayor for Transport and Transport for London (TfL), asked the Government to apply a more stringent interpretation of compliance. The National Policy Statement fails to address these concerns, providing no confidence that a third runway could be delivered without a significant overall worsening of air quality. This would jeopardise London’s compliance with legal limits. |

Airports National Policy Statement and surface transport costs Question No: 2018/1458 Caroline Russell The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) says: “Where a surface transport scheme is not solely required to deliver airport capacity and has a wider range of beneficiaries, the

Government, along with relevant stakeholders, will consider the need for a public funding contribution alongside an appropriate contribution from the airport on a case by case basis.” What are the implication of this on the Transport for London (TfL) budget? Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and surface transport costs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Airports National Policy Statement and surface transport costs The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 I remain gravely concerned by the surface access proposals for an expanded Heathrow. An expanded Heathrow will result in 170,000 additional daily passenger and staff trips - as well as around 20,000 freight trips. Yet the only committed transport investment is for the diversion of roads to accommodate the enlarged airport. It is negligent of the Government to seek to allow expansion to proceed without any investment in additional rail infrastructure and instead relying on improvements we have planned in London to manage existing growth, not to accommodate the development of Heathrow Airport. If the Government persists in taking forward a third runway at Heathrow - and is not prepared to seek a full contribution from Heathrow Airport Limited for the public transport schemes it requires - then it should fall on the Government to make up the shortfall. | |

Civil Aviation Authority review of concentrated flight paths at London City Airport Question No: 2018/1459 Caroline Russell Thank you for your answer to my question 2017/2794 in which you referred to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) review of London City Airport concentrated flight paths, which includes a review of the reaction of residents affected. The CAA was due to publish its findings by summer 2017. I understand this was delayed to the end of last year, then to March and according to the latest CAA estimate it hopes to publish in June 2018. Given that the concentrated flight paths were introduced over two years ago, affecting many Londoners over this period, will you seek an assurance from the CAA that there will be no further delays to publication? Answer for Civil Aviation Authority review of concentrated flight paths at London City Airport The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Civil Aviation Authority review of concentrated flight paths at London City Airport The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 I am disappointed that London City Airport chooses to persist with these concentrated flight paths despite the severe noise exposure for very many local residents, and ignored the representations that I and others have made on their behalf. I understand that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) review of this has been further delayed until September. The Deputy Mayor for Transport is writing to the CAA to seek clarification of its revised timeframes and make clear that its review must be published as soon as possible. | | | | | | |

Electric Vehicle Taskforce and car clubs Question No: 2018/1460 Caroline Russell Given that no car clubs are represented on your Electric Vehicle Taskforce, how will you ensure that sufficient charging infrastructure for car clubs is developed? Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and car clubs The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and car clubs The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Car clubs will be considered as part of my Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce workshops. Car club operators will be invited to contribute to those workshops and inform discussions. A proportion of London’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme funding is also being used to provide charging infrastructure for car clubs.

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Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (1) Question No: 2018/1461 Caroline Russell The City of London Corporation has committed that: “charging points will only be installed in locations that have minimal impact on the public realm and do not add to street clutter or restrict pedestrian movement.” Will your Electric Vehicle Taskforce produce best practice advice for positioning electric vehicle charging infrastructure to protect pedestrian convenience, safety and amenity in London? Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1462. | |

Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (2) Question No: 2018/1462 Caroline Russell The City of London Corporation has committed that electric vehicle charging infrastructure will only by exception be placed on-street, and only then for fast-charge infrastructure for taxis. Will your Electric Vehicle Taskforce consider calling for all electric vehicle charging points for private car charging to be placed on pavement build outs in the carriageway and not on the footway? Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Planning and design issues such as this will be considered by my Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Taskforce. In the meantime, all boroughs are encouraged to follow TfL’s Streetscape Guidance, which includes strict accessibility requirements and this will soon be updated to be more explicit around the placement of EV charge points. Officers will also raise this issue with the new London Councils TEC sub-group on EV charge points.

Barnet Council proposal to stop separate household food waste collection Question No: 2018/1463 Caroline Russell Given that your Environment Strategy expects waste authorities to provide separate food waste collections as a minimum level of service to households, how do you respond to the proposal by Barnet Council to “stop all separate household food waste collections”? Link to the Barnet Council policy: https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s46541/Street%20Scene%20Operational%2 0Changes%202018-19.pd Answer for Barnet Council proposal to stop separate household food waste collection The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The London Environment Strategy and the policies and proposals on waste and recycling have been developed following an unprecedented process of evidence gathering, analysis, stakeholder consultation and dialogue. Barnet did not respond during the public consultation on the issue of food waste collection, which was included in the waste policies and proposals. The waste policies represent a trajectory that is the best environmental and economic solution for the city and at the borough level. Londoners too expect and deserve a consistency of service provision across the city. The evidence points to the impacts that food waste collection has on driving higher rates of recycling across the board I am concerned about the impact on recycling performance from Barnet’s decision to stop separate household food collections. I do possess, through the GLA Act, the backstop power to direct authorities, where I consider it necessary for the purposes of implementing the municipal waste provisions of the London Environment Strategy. Moreover, waste authorities have a duty under that Act to undertake their waste responsibilities in such a way as to be in general conformity with the strategy. However, the use of my power of direction is clearly an option of last resort, once all other avenues have been explored and exhausted. On the 19th of June, I wrote to the Leader of Barnet Council expressing my deep concern at their decision and requesting that it is put on hold. This will enable my officers to now start the process required of us under the GLA Act. See also answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1583. |

Single-use plastics Question No: 2018/1464 Caroline Russell Why does your Environment Strategy omit policies to support the use of real nappies and re-usable period products to reduce single-use plastic waste? Answer for Single-use plastics The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My London Environment Strategy, includes a policy which supports campaigns and initiatives to cut the use of single use waste. I am helping to reduce the use of single use plastic bottles through supporting campaigns and initiatives, such as Refill London and rolling out a network of drinking water fountains. I will also be working with the supply chain to help reduce the impact of disposable coffee cups later this year. Through my entrepreneur programme this year the winner was WithLula who is developing zero-waste, fully-flushable sanitary products delivered directly to customers. This is a great initiative that will reduce the impact of disposable period products in London. Boroughs too can play a leading role. For example, I am aware that a number of boroughs are signed up to schemes that incentivise the use of real nappies over disposable ones. In my London Environment Strategy, I require all boroughs to produce a waste reduction and recycling plan by 2020, which should include local reduction and recycling targets and actions that contribute to the London-wide target of achieving 65 per cent municipal waste recycling by 2030. I would expect to see in those plans actions to tackle single-use plastic waste. |

Britannia Centre, Hackney and affordable homes (1) Question No: 2018/1465 Siân Berry Do you share my concern that just 17 per cent of the housing in the redeveloped Britannia Centre in Hackney will be affordable housing (10 per cent social rented and 7 per cent shared ownership)? This is lower than your target of 35 per cent affordable housing in new developments and lower than the 50 per cent target set by the local authority. Answer for Britannia Centre, Hackney and affordable homes (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Britannia Centre, Hackney and affordable homes (1)

The Mayor Last updated: 02 August, 2018 As set out within my Stage 1 consultation response on this planning application, the current proposal of 17 per cent affordable is, in isolation, unacceptable. It is acknowledged, however, that the residential development within this scheme is enabling development which part cross-subsidises the provision of much-needed social infrastructure (in this case, a school and the leisure centre). Notwithstanding this, I am clear that applicants must use all means to ensure that schemes make the fullest contribution to affordable housing, and my officers work actively with applicants and local authorities to secure good levels of affordable housing provision.

Britannia Centre, Hackney and affordable homes (2) Question No: 2018/1466 Siân Berry Will you ask for the viability assessments for the proposed redevelopment of the Britannia Centre in Hackney to be made fully public, including all appendices? Answer for Britannia Centre, Hackney and affordable homes (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My Affordable Housing and Viability SPG and draft London Plan state that viability assessments should be made available for public comment and scrutiny, like all other elements of a planning application. It’s only acceptable to withhold viability information in exceptional circumstances, where it can be demonstrated that disclosing it would have an adverse effect and the harm to the public interest would not be outweighed by the benefits of the disclosure. Hackney Council has already published the main body of the report and will be publishing the full document in July in connection with the public consultation relating to the upcoming Planning Committee decision. |

Rogue landlord database (1) Question No: 2018/1467 Siân Berry Several of the lettings agencies listed in your rogue landlord database have already closed down. How often will you be updating the database? Answer for Rogue landlord database (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Entries on the public tier of the Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker are published for twelve months from the date of enforcement. After this time they remain on the private tier, accessible to enforcement authorities, for a further nine years. Councils and other enforcement agencies participating in the Checker are responsible for uploading and editing their records. |

Rogue landlord database (2) Question No: 2018/1468 Siân Berry There are 23 London boroughs yet to upload information about letting agents and landlords to your rogue landlord database. When will they do so? Answer for Rogue landlord database (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Rogue landlord database (2) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018

I am delighted that all 33 London boroughs have now signed up to our Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker. All boroughs have now been trained to upload their own records onto the Checker and my Private Rented Sector Team will be supporting the remaining boroughs (of which there are now 21) to do so over the coming months.

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First dibs for Londoners (3) Question No: 2018/1469 Siân Berry Thank you for your response to my question 2017/4996. The wording of policy 5.3 D(i) in your revised Housing Strategy has been changed to say “helping to ensure that Londoners have first dibs for more new homes.” What does ‘first dibs’ mean in this context? Answer for First dibs for Londoners (3)

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 First dibs means giving Londoners the chance to access new homes before anyone else. Further detail is in the revised London Housing Strategy at para 5.70 |

Tenancy deposit loans for refugees Question No: 2018/1470 Siân Berry I was pleased that your Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement responded positively at the 15 May 2018 GLA Oversight Committee meeting to my suggestion that he look into how the GLA could help the Refugee Council to support refugees with tenancy deposit loans. Do you also back this idea? Answer for Tenancy deposit loans for refugees The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My Social Integration Strategy ‘All of Us’ outlined my concern that the 28 day move-on period for newly recognised refugees is too short, leaving insufficient time for refugees to receive their documentation, find somewhere to live and find work. I have called on the government to extend the move-on period and to improve the integration and support for asylum seekers and refugees. My Social Integration Team are working closely with civil society organisations through the Migrant and Refugee Advisory Panel (MRAP) to understand how these issues could be addressed in London. This panel includes Refugee Council who have been leading work on the importance of tenancy deposit loans to support refugees. During Refugee Week earlier this month, my Social Integration Team also brought together some of London’s largest housing providers to discuss refugee resettlement with the aim of involving more landlords in resettlement and overcoming housing barriers to resettlement in London. |

New Build to Rent commitment in final Housing Strategy Question No: 2018/1471 Siân Berry Policy 3.3A(iii) of your Housing Strategy commits you to exploring how the rents charged for homes in the Build to Rent sector can be monitored as the sector grows. Could you outline how you will monitor these rents, and how you will make the monitoring data available to the public for scrutiny?

Answer for New Build to Rent commitment in final Housing Strategy The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 My officers are currently exploring how rents for these homes can be monitored, and further details will be provided in due course. |

Hostmaker advertisements on Transport for London network Question No: 2018/1472 Siân Berry Hostmaker - an Airbnb management service - promises to “deliver superior yields” for landlords. While the Hostmaker advertisements may not contravene the Transport for London (TfL) advertising policy, is it morally acceptable for such advertisements to feature on the TfL network? Answer for Hostmaker advertisements on Transport for London network The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 I am committed to ensuring that advertising on Transport for London’s (TfL) estate is appropriate for all Londoners and that TfL is a responsible media owner. All advertisements carried on the TfL network are assessed against the TfL Advertising Policy, and I am satisfied that this policy is fit for purpose. |

Ministry of Justice land Question No: 2018/1473 Siân Berry Policy 3.1C(ii) of your Housing Strategy commits you to work with: “councils, the National Health Service (NHS), Network Rail, and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) - to release more land for housing.” Will you also include the Ministry of Justice in your efforts, so that any of its sites are also used for maximum public benefit rather than just the highest return? Answer for Ministry of Justice land The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Policy 3.12 (ii) makes clear I will work with other public land owners, including those you quite, to release more land for housing. My team are working with the Ministry of Justice to make clear I expect at least 50 per cent affordable hosing on sites they bring forward for housing. |

London Model for the private rented sector Question No: 2018/1474 Siân Berry What is the timescale for the completion of your new private sector tenancy model, the London Model? Answer for London Model for the private rented sector The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 A successful recruitment has recently taken place to enable my Private Rented Sector Team to take this project forward. Detailed work will therefore start shortly to further scope the project, including setting timescales for completion. |

Measuring overcrowding in London Question No: 2018/1475 Siân Berry Thank you for your answer to my question 2018/0126. Your Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement has told us that he is conducting a survey to enable annual London-wide data and borough-by-borough breakdowns for all his measures for monitoring social integration. Following up on my suggestion that overcrowding in London (currently only measurable by combining three years of data from the English Housing Survey and only at a London-wide level) should be assessed at a borough level by your office to help boroughs set targets for reducing overcrowding and the size mix of new homes, will you look at adding questions on overcrowding to this new survey? Answer for Measuring overcrowding in London The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The survey we are conducting will collect detailed data on a range of social policy topics, including social integration, and will produce robust results for population groups currently poorly represented at a London-level in national surveys. It is not expected to be an annual survey, and will not allow us to produce results at the level of individual boroughs. We are currently in the process of finalising the topics and questions that will be included. This may include a question capturing the extent of over-crowding in London. |

Social Integration Strategy Question No: 2018/1476 Siân Berry Your Social Integration Strategy makes a commitment to publish a regular set of measures on the state of social integration in London which will be updated annually on the London Datastore. When will this next be updated? Answer for Social Integration Strategy The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Evidence is vital to my strategy for social integration, which I launched in March this year. Building a better social evidence base for London will allow us to better understand social integration issues in our city, to plan strategically and invest more in the initiatives that are working best for Londoners. As you have noted, when we launched the strategy for social integration, we published a set of 18 initial measures of social integration on the London Datastore. These were chosen from a wider list to illustrate our model of social integration - covering relationships, participation and equality. They include measures such as the diversity of Londoners’ relationships, social isolation, voter registration and volunteering rates, and English language proficiency. They are drawn from a range of existing sources, national and London-based, such as Understanding Society, the Family Resources Survey, Labour Force Survey and MOPAC’s Public Attitudes Survey. These datasets are updated at different times and frequencies, and we will keep track of new data as it is published. We will update the whole set of measures on the London Datastore annually. This will include an update to all indicators where the data are either annual or more frequent, and for those which are updated less frequently, where new estimates have become available in the previous year. The next date for this update is March 2019. We are also commissioning a survey of Londoners that will fill many of the gaps in the available evidence and allow us to create additional measures. In addition, we are using these measures to inform the evaluation of individual programmes. |

Breakdown of delivery schedule for GLA-funded ‘affordable’ homes Question No: 2018/1477 Siân Berry In the delivery schedule in table 2 of your Housing Strategy, you outline only targets for overall ‘affordable’ home delivery. Will you break this down for your funding programme to show future estimates for the number of homes funded at different tenures, including higher ‘affordable’ rents that are above London Living Rent levels? Answer for Breakdown of delivery schedule for GLA-funded ‘affordable’ homes The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The table refers to targets agreed with Government. We agreed to start at least 58,500 intermediate homes by 2021 with the £3.15 bn announced in November 2016. For the position on the £1.67 bn announced in March 2018 see Mayor’s Question 2018/1479. |

Reporting on the delivery of GLA-funded ‘affordable’ homes Question No: 2018/1478 Siân Berry Further to our discussion at the Housing Strategy Assembly Plenary meeting on 4 June 2018, how will we be able to monitor separately your delivery of affordable home starts at different tenures under your funding programmes? And how will we be able to monitor the discount levels achieved for any homes funded at ‘affordable’ rents that exceed London Living Rent levels? Answer for Reporting on the delivery of GLA-funded ‘affordable’ homes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Outturn reports will be published on the GLA website on a quarterly basis, these include details of tenure split by: Social Rent (and LAR at benchmarks), Other Affordable Rent, London Living Rent/Shared Ownership, Other Intermediate, Open Market. |

Additional funding for new council homes Question No: 2018/1479 Siân Berry An additional £1.7 billion was added to your housing funding by the Government in March 2018, and your Housing Strategy now shows an overall target of funding 116,000 affordable homes - an increase of 26,000 on previously. How many of these additional 26,000 affordable homes funded will be available at social rent levels (London Affordable Rent or below), and how many of these will be council homes? Answer for Additional funding for new council homes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Additional funding for new council homes The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

I expect the majority of these homes to be based on social rent levels (London Affordable Rent or below). The number to be delivered by councils will depend on what bids are received. For more detail on my work to help councils build please see my “Building Council Homes for Londoners’ prospectus” |

Opposing the right to rent policy Question No: 2018/1480 Siân Berry Further to your response to my question 2017/3969, could you give an update on how you have engaged with Government since October 2017 to oppose its discriminatory right to rent policy? Answer for Opposing the right to rent policy The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Opposing the right to rent policy The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 My revised London Housing Strategy and my response to MHCLG’s Integrated Communities green paper both call on the Government to scrap the Right to Rent policy. My officers contributed to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s highly critical report on the Right to Rent initiative. The report caused a cross-party group of MPs to call on the Government to review the policy, and was also cited by JCWI in their successful application to bring a judicial review against the policy - actions which I support. My officers also briefed members of the House of Lords ahead of a debate on Right to Rent this month. This secured a concession that the Home Office would set up further meetings of the Consultative Panel to discuss the future of the policy. | |

Gangs Matrix (1) Question No: 2018/1481 Siân Berry The Amnesty report, Inside the Matrix, published in May 2018, noted that three London borough Gangs Units all had different processes for adding people to the (Trident) Gangs Matrix. What process should the Metropolitan Police Service be following when adding

people to the matrix and how will you ensure there is a consistent approach taken across the different Gangs Units? Answer for Gangs Matrix (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gangs Matrix (1) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 When assessing whether someone should be included on the Gang Violence Matrix the threshold is ‘Someone who has been identified as being a member of a gang and this is corroborated by reliable intelligence from more than one source (e.g. police, partner agencies or community intelligence).’ The Met, and Home Office, defines a ‘gang’ as a "relatively durable, predominantly street- based group of young people who: 1. See themselves (and are seen by others) as a discernible group, and 2. Engage in a range of criminal activity and violence. They may also have any or all of the following features, 3. Identify with or lay claim over territory, 4. Have some form of identifying structure feature and 5. Are in conflict with other, similar gangs." A person would only feature on the Matrix if they fit this definition. This definition has been in place since the inception of the matrix in 2012. Governance and oversight of the Matrix is through central intelligence oversight, at monthly Gang Crimefighter meetings - chaired at Commander level - and attended by leads from all 32 boroughs and a local assessment process. The Met Gangs Matrix is being reviewed - following the Mayor’s Manifesto pledge, commitments in the PCP and in the Knife Crime Strategy - and recommendations will be published later this year. |

Gangs Matrix (2) Question No: 2018/1482 Siân Berry Thank you for your response to my question 2018/0965. As of October 2017, the (Trident) Gang Matrix database was reported to contain 3,806 people, reducing to 3,362 in May 2018. However, the percentage of people from BAME groups has increased to 89 per cent. What was the reason for more white Londoners being removed from the database compared with BAME Londoners? Answer for Gangs Matrix (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gangs Matrix (2) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Since October 2017 the number of people on the Met’s Gang Violence Matrix has reduced from 3,806 to 3,362 in May 2018. Fewer than 100 white-European individuals were removed from the database, compared with over 350 BAME individuals removed during the same period. The shift in percentage is relative to the overall proportion of each group. The Met Gangs Matrix is being reviewed and recommendations will be published later this year. The recommendations of the review will be guided by the need to address any unfairly disproportionate impact. |

Gangs Matrix (3) Question No: 2018/1483 Siân Berry Thank you for your response to my question 2018/0965 which said that, as of May 2018, there were 3,362 individuals on the (Trident) Gangs Matrix. What boroughs are these individuals from? Answer for Gangs Matrix (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gangs Matrix (3) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018

The Met’s Gangs Matrix is an intelligence tool used to identify and risk assess those involved in group violence in every London borough informed by intelligence, and based on violence and weapons offences. Individuals on the matrix are assessed as victims, offenders, or both. The Met do not provide a public breakdown of numbers of individuals across boroughs. Some boroughs have very low numbers and this could enable those involved in group violence in these areas to identify whether they, or others, have been identified and, if so, to take measures to evade detection for any offences they may commit. Conversely, publicising the fact that some boroughs do have a high numbers identified as being involved in group violence may well serve to unnecessarily increase public concern in these areas. |

Partner agency Gangs Matrix referrals Question No: 2018/1484 Siân Berry What percentage of people currently listed on the (Trident) Gangs Matrix were referred by partner agencies, including housing associations, job centres and youth services? Answer for Partner agency Gangs Matrix referrals The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Partner agency Gangs Matrix referrals The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 While individuals may be discussed at borough local gang multi-agency partnership meetings, a person would not be added to the Met’s Gangs Matrix through partner agency referral alone. One piece of information indicating gang involvement must be corroborated by reliable intelligence from more than one source. This could be from the police, partner agencies or community intelligence. Officers do record supporting evidence for inclusion on the Matrix on their intelligence systems, however this information is not centrally collated in such a way as to enable it to be readily provided on a pan-London basis, as requested here, for all boroughs and for over 3000 nominals.

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Gangs Matrix and access to housing and employment Question No: 2018/1485 Siân Berry Partner agencies, including housing associations and job centres, have access to the (Trident) Gangs Matrix. How could being put on the matrix affect those who are seeking employment or housing? Answer for Gangs Matrix and access to housing and employment The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gangs Matrix and access to housing and employment The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Access to Gang Violence Matrix data is agreed at a borough policing level, through Community Safety Partnerships and via Information Sharing Agreements in order to prevent harm and reduce offending. Each case is unique and dealt with on a case by case basis and the fact of someone being ‘on the matrix’ would not, in and of itself, affect their employment or housing status. The data is shared centrally with Probation services (NPS and CRC) and prisons in order to reduce violence in secure estates and assist with the rehabilitation of offenders whilst in prison and upon release. For those identified as being the most violent, being on the Matrix may mean targeted enforcement however, in many multi-agency partnerships across London it can also mean targeted support from partner agencies - including housing and employment - with the aim of diverting and individual away from activity that may result in violent offending. The Met Gangs Matrix is being reviewed and recommendations will be published later this year.

Unconscious bias training in the police Question No: 2018/1486 Siân Berry During initial police training, recruits are given several sessions of training in unconscious bias. If significant bias against certain groups is uncovered during this process, what action is taken to refer recruits for additional assessment or training? And is there a level of bias against any group which would mean a recruit is not considered suitable for service as a police officer?

Answer for Unconscious bias training in the police The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Unconscious bias training in the police The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 All officers are subject to ‘Professional Standards of Behaviour’ and are trained to deal with incidents with both professional competence and respect. Unconscious bias training is an important part of this training and part of the commitment for officers to provide the best possible service to London’s communities. The training is delivered as part of the Inclusion Diversity and Equality strategy, (STRIDE) which is led by the Commissioner. Where there are matters of learning regarding unconscious bias, development plans are put in place to support the officer. If unacceptable views or opinions are discovered, these are dealt with through the disciplinary process. There are a number of reporting mechanisms for unacceptable behaviour, both open and confidential, and a dedicated discrimination investigation unit.

Grant allocations from the Young Londoners Fund Question No: 2018/1487 Siân Berry How much funding from the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund have you distributed to community groups so far, and how will future allocations be reported? Could you provide data about the boroughs in which the projects funded are based in your response? Answer for Grant allocations from the Young Londoners Fund The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Grant allocations from the Young Londoners Fund The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 Through the Young Londoners Fund MOPAC has invested an additional £1.15m to scale up the Knife Crime Community Seed Fund (total funding of £1.4m). 43 projects have been funded to support communities, neighbourhoods and families to stand up against knife crime. I announced a full list of these projects (including the boroughs they are delivering in) on London.gov which can be found here. £750k of Young Londoners Funding has allocated to 15 schools to scale up City Hall’s Stepping Stones programme to support

vulnerable students move from primary to secondary school. £100k of the Young Londoners Fund will scale up existing activity to approximately 1,700 more young people participating in sporting activities over the summer 2018. The Young Londoners Fund prospectus has information on how to apply for the first round of the Young Londoners Fund for projects in local communities and the Sport Unites Small Grants Fund. Indicative allocations through this first round of funding is £15m for the Young Londoners Fund and £500k for the Sport Unites Small Grants Fund (this is funded through the Young Londoners Fund ‘scale-up’ funding). The prospectus and application guidance can be found here www.london.gov.uk/apply-young-londoners-fund. The deadline for applications was 9 July; small projects are due to start delivery in October 2018 and large and medium sized projects in January 2019. The application deadline for the first round of bids to the Young Londoner’s Fund was midday on Monday 9 July and the first round of projects are due to commence in October 2018. City Hall published background information on the Fund in March, prior to the pre- election period, and launched the prospectus and application process in May. We wanted to give local organisations as much time as we could to develop their projects and submit top quality applications and so that they can prepare to hit the ground running in the autumn. Grant allocations will be published on the Young Londoner’s Fund page of London.gov.uk once grant agreements have been signed. Rather than hurriedly allocating funds, City Hall has been working with projects to ensure we get top quality bids from the organisations working with the most at-risk young people so that the Young Londoners Fund can have the highest impact in helping to fill the gap caused by Government cuts. We are planning that a second round of applications for the Young Londoners Fund for projects in local communities will open in May 2019. Unlike my £45m Young Londoners Fund, the Government’s Early Intervention Fund is for just £11m for the whole of the country with no funding decisions made until the Autumn.

Young Londoners Fund and young people over 18 Question No: 2018/1488 Siân Berry Are you prepared to provide funding from the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund to services that only work with young people over the age of 18? Answer for Young Londoners Fund and young people over 18 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Young Londoners Fund and young people over 18 The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018

Yes, the targeted age group is 10 - 21 years old. Therefore, projects that are working with young people between 18 and 21 will be eligible to apply for the Young Londoners Fund. As highlighted in the guidance document, we would expect all projects to evidence the need and the rationale behind their chosen group, age and location.

London Victims Commissioner and young people (1) Question No: 2018/1489 Siân Berry What support is available from the London Victims Commissioner to young people under the age of 25 who are victims of crime? Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The role of the Victims Commissioner for London, Claire Waxman, is to ensure that the victims’ voice plays a part in shaping of strategies, policies, legislation and services that directly impact the victim’s journey: from reporting a crime to sentencing. Claire has ensured that the voice of young victims of knife crime and child sexual exploitation is heard by including those who represent and work with those victims sit on the Victims Reference Group she has established. While her work does give her the opportunity to meet victims, including young victims, taking up casework on behalf of individual victims is not part of her remit. However, when victims do contact her directly she is able to provide some direction to where they can get support that is appropriate for their circumstances. Claire is working with the Metropolitan Police and all of the different criminal justice agencies in London, to review their compliance with the Victims Code of Practice, along with a needs assessment to identify what support services are available to victims and where there may be gaps. This work will inform MOPAC’s commissioning of Victims’ Services going forward, including specialised support for children and young people |

London Victims Commissioner and young people (2) Question No: 2018/1490 Siân Berry What programmes is the London Victims Commissioner working with or devising to support young Londoners who are victims of violence? Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 As part of the review of compliance with the Victims Code of Practice that the Victims Commissioner for London is leading, a needs assessment is underway to identify what support services are available to victims and where there may be gaps. MOPAC’s commissioning plans for Victims’ Services include specialised support for children and young people, including victims of violence and those who are not directly targeted but are affected when family members or friends are attacked. What the specialised support for children and young people looks like will be informed by the review and needs assessment. Claire has ensured that the voice of young victims of knife crime and child sexual exploitation is heard by including those who represent and work with those victims sit on the Victims Reference Group she has established. | |

London Victims Commissioner and young people (3) Question No: 2018/1491 Siân Berry Many community groups working with young people still don’t know about the London Victims Commissioner. What communication material has been distributed across London to inform people of the London Victims Commissioner’s role and services? Could you provide the locations and boroughs where this information has been distributed, and details of any visits to community groups that the Commissioner has made? Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Victims Commissioner and young people (3)

The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 In her role as Victims’ Commissioner for London, Claire Waxman has ensured that she is visible and accessible to all Londoners affected by crime. Whilst the decision was taken not to spend public money on advertising with little impact, Claire has been busy raising her profile and the work she is doing. She is active on Twitter and has appeared on national and local radio and television and written articles championing a variety of victims’ issues. She has visited an array of community and victims’ groups, including the Tackling Youth Violence Network and engaged with young women and girls in the survivor consultations she led for the refresh of the VAWG Strategy. Claire has also written to over 300 stakeholders (individuals and organisations, including Assembly Members) introducing her role and the work she is doing to improve victims’ experience and outcomes. This includes leading a review of compliance with the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime and the provision of support services for victims. This Review has an additional focus on the impact for children and young people and she will be further engaging with organisations and services who work with young people in the coming weeks.

Notting Hill Carnival and automated facial recognition Question No: 2018/1492 Siân Berry The report Face Off, published by Big Brother Watch in May 2018, revealed that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) use of automated facial recognition resulted in over 98% of matches wrongly identifying innocent members of the public. There have also been 102 false-positive ‘matches’, mainly from people who attended the Notting Hill Carnival. I am therefore pleased that the MPS has announced that it will not be trialling the automated facial recognition system again this year at Notting Hill Carnival. What were the reasons behind this decision? Answer for Notting Hill Carnival and automated facial recognition The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Notting Hill Carnival and automated facial recognition The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 The trial of the use of AFR in the Met is aimed at evaluating the potential as an operational policing tactic. The trial is taking place within different environments including transport hubs, sporting events, ceremonial events, music events and at ports. Each part of the trial is chosen on the basis of operational policing strategies and objectives, supported by intelligence.

AFR has so far been trialled at the Notting Hill Carnival in 2016 and 2017 and at the Cenotaph in 2017. Significant information about using the system was obtained and these parts of the trial are now ended; the Met is now making plans to trial the technology in a range of further locations.

Trialling automated facial recognition Question No: 2018/1493 Siân Berry I understand that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) automated facial recognition system has been used three times, at the 2016 and 2017 Notting Hill Carnivals and at Remembrance Sunday in 2017. According the MOPAC and MPS Oversight Board papers for 5 February 2018, the MPS still plans to test the technology at: “ten operational deployments in a range of different environments and scenarios.” At which future events is the MPS planning to use this technology? Answer for Trialling automated facial recognition The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Trialling automated facial recognition The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The trial of the use of AFR in the Met is aimed at evaluating the potential as an operational policing tactic. The trial is taking place within different environments including transport hubs, sporting events, ceremonial events, music events and at ports. Each part of the trial is chosen on the basis of operational policing strategies and objectives, supported by intelligence. |

Automated facial recognition and the Gangs Matrix Question No: 2018/1494 Siân Berry The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) response to a recent Freedom of Information request submitted by Big Brother Watch has revealed that 528 people have been on the facial recognition watch list, including not only people wanted for arrest but also “known criminals.” Did any of the people on the watch list come from the (Trident) Gangs Matrix? Answer for Automated facial recognition and the Gangs Matrix The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Automated facial recognition and the Gangs Matrix The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The Gangs Matrix was not used as a filter criteria to create the watchlists. Watchlists are based on intelligence lead crime priorities, restricted to a geographic area or specific operation. Watch lists can include subjects who are wanted for a particular offence or subjects who are high risk nominals. |

Sharing automated facial recognition information Question No: 2018/1495 Siân Berry Did the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) share photos from its biometric database with South Wales Police for its automated facial recognition watch list ahead of the Biggest Weekend Fringe event in Swansea? Answer for Sharing automated facial recognition information The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Sharing automated facial recognition information The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 A request was made by South Wales police to a number of forces throughout the UK for intelligence relating to persons likely to attend The Biggest Weekend. Intelligence, including photographic images, was shared with South Wales police in respect of some individuals who had previously posed risks in relation to personal safety and other criminality at similar events. |

Ledbury Estate and engagement with residents Question No: 2018/1496 Siân Berry Your Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration asks that: “When developing estate regeneration proposals, councils and housing associations should always engage openly and meaningfully with those affected by the project from the outset,” and says: “Residents should be closely involved in shaping the priorities for estate regeneration and options for

achieving these priorities.” Will you ensure that this guidance is followed in full for the Ledbury Estate in Southwark? Answer for Ledbury Estate and engagement with residents The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Ledbury Estate and engagement with residents The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 I have the strongest influence on estate regeneration schemes where I have a planning or funding role. I recently consulted on a funding condition that means landlords will be required to secure residents’ support for significant regeneration plans involving the demolition of social homes through a ballot in order to secure funding for the scheme from me. More broadly, even where I do not have direct powers, I encourage all landlords to follow my good practice guide.

Sale of Queen Mary’s House by the NHS Question No: 2018/1497 Siân Berry Queen Mary’s House in Hampstead is owned by the Royal Free Hospital and provides affordable housing for 52 nurses and other key workers. It is being marketed as a development opportunity and residents have been warned to look for other homes. Given your commitment to preserving existing affordable housing, and to making sure public land is used for homes people like nurses can afford, would you consider intervening either by helping to prevent this sell-off or by purchasing it via the GLA’s programmes? Answer for Sale of Queen Mary’s House by the NHS The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Sale of Queen Mary’s House by the NHS The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I understand that the Royal Free NHS Trust is currently gauging the level of interest in the site with a view to a possible sale in the future. My officers have been in discussion with the NHS regarding the site and have highlighted the London Plan policy that makes clear the loss of staff accommodation is generally only acceptable where the existing floorspace is satisfactorily re-provided to equivalent or better standard. Any planning application for redevelopment/conversion of the site will need to address this and other key planning

issues, including loss of social infrastructure, transformation of health and social care and affordable housing on public land. |

Serious Collision Investigation Unit Question No: 2018/1498 Siân Berry How many collisions resulting in fatalities or serious injuries did the Metropolitan Police Service Serious Collision Investigation Unit attend and investigate in the years 2016 and 2017? Could you break this down by the number of collisions that the Serious Collision Investigation Unit attended? How many of these were serious collision, and of those how many were passed to the MPS Central Collision Unit? Answer for Serious Collision Investigation Unit The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Serious Collision Investigation Unit The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The below table breaks down the total number of fatalities and serious collisions attended by the Serious Collision Investigation Unit during the calendar years 2016 and 2017.

2016 2017 Total scenes attended by SCIU 425 414 Total investigations retained by SCIU 317 314 Total Serious Collisions 278 261 Total Serious Collisions - SCIU Retained 174 165 Total Serious Collisions - Referred to MPS Central Collision Unit 18 22 Total Fatal Collisions 147 153 Total Fatal Collisions - SCIU Retained 143 149 Total Fatal Collisions - Referred to MPS Central Collision Unit 1 0 |

Walthamstow Central tube station Question No: 2018/1499 Jennette Arnold OBE You have recently announced funding for improvements to Walthamstow Central Tube Station if the Walthamstow Town Centre Redevelopment goes ahead. However, there is no mention of any improvements to Walthamstow Queens Road station nearby. This is also very near the development on the increasingly busy Overground Gospel-Oak Barking line, but it has no direct access from the town centre area. Will you please consider extending the planned transport enhancements to include improved access to Queens Road station, e.g. by means of a direct subway link under the Chingford line? Answer for Walthamstow Central tube station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Walthamstow Central tube station The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) does not plan to change the existing link with Walthamstow Queen’s Road station as part of its improvements to Walthamstow Central Tube station. Customers interchanging between the two stations can use the existing direct pathway. TfL believes that the cost involved in building such a link as proposed in your question would not be good value for money considering the number of customers expected to use it. |

Tube Noise Question No: 2018/1500 Leonie Cooper Progress seems to be slow in resolving tube noise in key hotspots across London Underground. Near South Wimbledon station noise seems to be getting worse, including inside the carriages, especially on underground trains heading south. Can you update me on what more is planned to address intolerable levels of noise being suffered by my constituents? Answer for Tube Noise The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube Noise

The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) recently installed a new rail damping system to reduce the effect of ground vibration on houses near South Wimbledon Underground station. An increase of noise inside train carriages heading south from the station has been a result of this new rail damping system, and TfL is continuing to monitor this. In addition, TfL is investigating reports of high noise levels affecting Melbourne Road resulting from northbound trains. I have asked TfL to update you on findings, and I am aware you are meeting with Heidi Alexander in early July to discuss this matter. | | | |

Diamond Jubilee Bridge Question No: 2018/1501 Leonie Cooper In April, The Rt. Hon Philip Hammond MP [Chancellor of the Exchequer] visited the site of the proposed Diamond Jubilee bridge. Has the Treasury been in contact with the Mayor or Transport for London to offer funding for this bridge? Answer for Diamond Jubilee Bridge The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Diamond Jubilee Bridge The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Treasury has not been in contact with the Mayor to offer funding for the proposed Diamond Jubilee Bridge. |

Wandsworth One Way System Question No: 2018/1502 Leonie Cooper Transport for London has been in discussion for a considerable period with Wandsworth Council over the removal of the Wandsworth one-way system around Wandsworth Town

Hall. Could the Mayor confirm whether this scheme is still proceeding on time, or whether it has been delayed, and if so, why this is? Answer for Wandsworth One Way System The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Wandsworth One Way System The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) continues to work closely with the London Borough of Wandsworth on the plans to transform Wandsworth town centre. Due to continuing statutory land acquisition discussions, TfL currently expects to start work on site in 2021. |

Roehampton Lane Crossing Question No: 2018/1503 Leonie Cooper Roehampton Lane has 4 lanes, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross. Has Transport for London considered installing either a bridge or pedestrian traffic lights to enable the many users of local bus services to safely cross this road? Answer for Roehampton Lane Crossing The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Roehampton Lane Crossing The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) does not have any current plans to introduce a pedestrian bridge on Roehampton Lane. Surface crossings are generally preferable to provide fully accessible crossings points. I have asked TfL to investigate potential sites for a surface crossing on Roehampton Lane and to keep you updated. | | | |

Cleaner bus routes (1) Question No: 2018/1504 Leonie Cooper When will all the buses that go to Morden be cleaner buses? Answer for Cleaner bus routes (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cleaner bus routes (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 All Transport for London (TfL) buses in London will meet Euro VI engine emission standard by 2020. Buses in Morden will become steadily cleaner between now and then, as each vehicle is retrofitted or replaced and its harmful tailpipe emissions cut significantly. |

Cleaner bus routes (2) Question No: 2018/1505 Leonie Cooper When will all the buses that go to Tooting Broadway be cleaner buses? Answer for Cleaner bus routes (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cleaner bus routes (2) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 As I set out in my response to Mayor’s Question 2017/3644, London’s entire bus fleet will meet Euro VI engine emission standards or better by 2020. Routes 57 and 333 have recently been upgraded to ultra-clean vehicles following the introduction of the Brixton to Streatham Low Emission Bus Zone (LEBZ) in December 2017. | |

Transport for London Consulting (1) Question No: 2018/1507 Tom Copley Is Transport for London Consulting allowed to bid to run suburban rail services in London, whether alone or as part of a consortium, and is this your intention? Answer for Transport for London Consulting (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Transport for London Consulting (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 TfL Consulting is part of TfL, which could in principle operate suburban rail services provided the Government gave it permission to do so. TfL has powers under the GLA Act 1999 to operate rail passenger services to, from or within Greater London and so could operate such services wholly within Greater London and/or from terminal points outside that area provided the service served suburban destinations that started or ended in Greater London. TfL could also do so as part of a consortium. Suburban services such as this are covered by rail franchises awarded by the DfT, and the Mayor and TfL (and their subsidiaries) are normally barred from being franchisees. DfT would have to agree to TfL, any TfL subsidiary or the consortium operating the service by passing a “Section 24 Order” which would exempt the rail passenger service in question from the rail services franchising regime.

Transport for London Consulting (1) Question No: 2018/1508 Tom Copley Is Transport for London Consulting allowed to bid to run rail domestic rail franchises outside of London, whether alone or as part of a consortium, and is this your intention? Answer for Transport for London Consulting (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Transport for London Consulting (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018 Please refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1507.

Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (1) Question No: 2018/1509 Tom Copley Has the work to assess the relative merits of a Development Rights Auction Model in London you outlined in MQ 2017/1857 been formally report to you yet? Will you publish a copy of that work? Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (1) The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 The Transport for London report on The Development Rights Auction Model: Land Value Capture was published on the Greater London Authority (GLA) website on 8 May 2018. |

Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (2) Question No: 2018/1510 Tom Copley In your answer to MQ 2017/1857 you say “In practice, the work has found that this mechanism is unlikely to be viable in London and that other land value capture mechanisms may be more efficient”. Do you agree with the conclusions of this work? Please give your reasons. Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (2) The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 The Transport for London report examined the Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) in the context of two case studies in London near proposed major transport schemes. It shows that a DRAM would be unlikely to be viable in those locations and gives reasons.

Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (3) Question No: 2018/1511 Tom Copley In your answer to MQ 2017/1857 you say “The GLA, London Councils and TfL hope to work with central government in future to consider alternative Land Value Capture measures and other sources of funding for major infrastructure instead of DRAM”. What is the timetable for this work and when do you expect to have proposals ready for consideration on how we should fund infrastructure projects in the future? Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) (3) The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 Following the Land Value Capture work undertaken last year and the Development Rights Auction Model (DRAM) report published on Greater London Authority (GLA) website on 8 May, Transport for London and the GLA are keen to understand the potential of Land Value Capture mechanisms for funding major infrastructure and are looking to continue work to do so in consultation with the boroughs and the Government.

GLA cycle to work scheme Question No: 2018/1512 Tom Copley Further to Question 2018/0228, will the GLA allow employees who purchased a bicycle in the period when a cycle to work scheme was not available submit a claim for their bicycle purchase under the new cycle to work scheme? Answer for GLA cycle to work scheme The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for GLA cycle to work scheme The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 The scheme administration is set up to meet HMRC guidelines and it is not possible for employees to submit a claim to the cycle to work scheme for bikes already purchased. However, under their terms and conditions of employment, employees may use their proof of purchase to apply for an interest free bike loan to make payments over a period of time. Employees would normally need to apply for the loan within 2-weeks of the purchase,

however this time limit has been lifted to accommodate bikes purchased during the period the cycle to work scheme was not available. | |

Hate crime in London Question No: 2018/1513 Tom Copley What is the rate of prosecution and conviction of hate crimes in London and you could break this information down in terms of types of hate crime. Answer for Hate crime in London The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hate crime in London The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 I do not hold the data on prosecution and conviction rates. Please refer to the Crown Prosecution Service who publish an annual hate crime data report. |

Residents protection Question No: 2018/1514 Tom Copley I fully support your statement last September when you said; “I firmly believe residents must be at the heart of decision-making about the future of social housing”. With that in mind what protection will you give to residents of Earl’s Court when taking decisions to mitigate the negative impacts of demolition of the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates?

Answer for Residents protection The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Residents protection The Mayor

Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Earlier this year I published ‘Better Homes for Local People’, my good practice guide to estate regeneration which set out how I want to see residents at the heart of the decisions that affect their estate. Although my power to insist that its principle are followed are limited, I can help offer residents protection when demolition is planned in two ways. First, through my draft London Plan policies I insist that any housing demolished are replaced on a like-for-like basis. Second, where a significant scheme is seeking my funding I will require a ballot where demolition is involved. Beyond my formal powers, I would urge all landlords to follow the principles in my guidance whenever they are undertaking estate regeneration. | |

Earl’s Court regeneration Question No: 2018/1515 Tom Copley I welcome Transport for London’s vision for Equality and Inclusion, specifically to ‘engage with more of London’s diverse communities to effectively inform, develop and deliver our strategies, services and programmes’. With that in mind, how as Mayor of London how could you influence CAPCO to dissolve CLSA? Answer for Earl’s Court regeneration The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Earl’s Court regeneration The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 The existing planning consent for the Earls Court masterplan was granted under my predecessor’s administration, and the Conditional Land Sale Agreement (CLSA) is a private contractual matter between Capco and Hammersmith and Fulham Council. |

Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (1) Question No: 2018/1516 Tom Copley Please could you provide a breakdown regarding the provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London (TfL) employees, as offered by AXA. Specially please can you provide;

a.) the cost of this provision in each of the following years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18. b.) break down these costs by the following pay bands at TfL: Directors (and above) Pay band 5 Pay band 4 Pay band 3 Pay band 2 Pay band 1 c.) break down as identified by gender and whether they are from a BAME background. Answer for Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and the scheme administrator, AXA PPP, do not hold the information requested. The data that is held by AXA is categorised by cover type and not by pay bands or gender and ethnicity. The cost of the Private Medical Benefit Scheme for 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 is as follows: 2015-16: £4,396,037 for 5,899 members 2016-17: £5,470,765 for 6,445 members 2017-18: £5,798,248 for 6,728 members |

Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (2) Question No: 2018/1517 Tom Copley Please provide a breakdown of the total number of Transport for London employees that are members or subscribe to the Private Medical Insurance (PMI) scheme as offered by AXA. Please can you break down this information by a a.) the following pay bands Directors (and above) Pay band 5 Pay band 4 Pay band 3 Pay band 2 Pay band 1 b.) a break down as identified by gender and whether they are from a BAME background Answer for Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Provision of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) benefit offered to Transport for London employees (2) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Please refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1516. |

Re-scheduled rest days Question No: 2018/1520 Unmesh Desai Does the MPS immediately re-rota rest days when they are cancelled or is there a backlog of rest days cancelled and as yet to be re-allocated? Answer for Re-scheduled rest days The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Re-scheduled rest days The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The re-rostering of rest days is an established system set out in Police Regulations to help police forces manage demand. The operational demands of policing mean there will always be some form of ‘working’ backlog. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) does not immediately reallocate rest days at the point of cancellation. The Regulations state that within four days of cancellation an officer should be told when the day will be reallocated. However, the MPS has an agreement with the Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) to allow officers to choose when they wish to take the cancelled rest day. Whilst this will add to the backlog it enables officers’ greater flexibility to manage their time and choose when to take their re-rostered rest days. |

Mental health training Question No: 2018/1521 Unmesh Desai How many days of basic mandatory training do MPS officers receive in relation to mental health? Answer for Mental health training The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Mental health training The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) recognises the critical importance of training officers and staff in matters of mental health. It is vital for improving public confidence and public safety, reducing repeat victimisation and improving officer safety. Because mental health training covers such a wide spectrum, it is woven into officers’ mandatory training in various ways and forms part of officers continued professional development.

All recruits receive initial training in various aspects of mental health. Officers then receive additional input as part of their annual, two-day Officer Safety Training (OST) and again as part of their Continued Professional Development (CPD) once a year. Additionally, mental health features as a significant element of the MPS People Strategy. This involves the well-being and support of new officers. The strategy provides training and reduces stigma, linking with Occupational Health and partner agencies such as MIND. | |

Lost property Question No: 2018/1522 Unmesh Desai Does the Metropolitan Police Service have plans to discontinue lost property services? Answer for Lost property The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Lost property The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018 In 2014, the MPS introduced a new approach to lost and found property, replacing previous arrangements that were ineffective, inefficient and costly to provide. The majority of property brought into police stations was not identifiable and therefore never reunited with an owner. Since 2014, the MPS has not accepted items of found property save in certain circumstances, for example if an item is hazardous. The MPS does not plan to revise this approach. The MPS has a dedicated lost and found property webpage which provides guidance to people who have lost or found items, including signposting to agencies better placed to deal where appropriate.

Domestic abuse (1) Question No: 2018/1523 Unmesh Desai How many domestic abuse offences were recorded by the Met in the past 12 months? Answer for Domestic abuse (1) The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Domestic abuse (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 In the most recent rolling year (June 2017- May 2018) the Met recorded 79,817 Domestic Abuse offences. |

Domestic abuse (1) Question No: 2018/1524 Unmesh Desai How many domestic abuse incidents were recorded by the Met in the past 12 months? Answer for Domestic abuse (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Domestic abuse (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 In the most recent rolling year (June 2017- May 2018) the Met recorded 141,646 Domestic Abuse incidents. Please note that Domestic Abuse Incidents are a count of all DA flagged records regardless of whether the alleged offence is notifiable or not; or whether the alleged offence has been confirmed or not; or the status of the crime record (so it also includes No Crimes). |

Domestic abuse (2) Question No: 2018/1525 Unmesh Desai What percentage of domestic violence victims were repeat victims in the past 12 months? Answer for Domestic abuse (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Domestic abuse (2) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 In the most recent rolling year (June 17-May 18) there were 76,472 victims of Domestic Abuse, of these victims 31% were repeat victims of crime. Please note that these victims of domestic abuse have been repeat victims of any crime within last 12 months, and not just domestic abuse as this is what is recorded on the crime record. A new flag has been introduced to crime reports to be used if the DA victim had previously been a victim of another DA offence, this was introduced in April 2018. As this flag is so new accurate data is not yet available, but in future this should provide a more accurate reflection of the number of repeat domestic abuse victims. |

Domestic abuse (3) Question No: 2018/1526 Unmesh Desai In how many domestic abuse cases was a child recorded as present in the past 12 months? Answer for Domestic abuse (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Domestic abuse (3) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 In the most recent rolling year (June 17-May 18) there were 5,649 Domestic Abuse offences where there is present on the same record a Witness, Victim or Informant who is aged 15 or less. Please note that this has been used as a proxy as there is no protocol stating that children present at an incident must be entered on the crime record, and there is no field on the crime record that indicates that a child was present at the time of the DA incident being perpetrated, therefore the above number present may well represent an undercount. Please note that informants and witnesses with an age of zero have been excluded from the data as these are usually screens that have been entered in error. Similarly, Victims flagged as ‘Corporate/Public Body’ have also been excluded. |

Domestic abuse (4) Question No: 2018/1527 Unmesh Desai What % of police call outs were attributable to domestic abuse incidents in the past 12 months? Answer for Domestic abuse (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Domestic abuse (4) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 In the past 12 months the Met recorded 2,817,272 CADs of which 150,873 were Domestic Incidents/Domestic Crime related. This equates to 5% of Met Police call outs being attributable to domestic abuse incidents. |

Brexit and security (1) Question No: 2018/1528 Unmesh Desai Do you think the Government will achieve the six red lines which you have set to ensure that the safety of Londoners is not compromised in any way by Brexit? Answer for Brexit and security (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Brexit and security (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Measures like Europol, the European Arrest Warrant and EU Passenger Name Records have played a huge part in helping our hard-working police and security services disrupt serious organised crime, tackle the trafficking of deadly weapons, and stop criminals passing through borders. Recent statements from Michel Barnier suggests the European Commission will not allow the UK to maintain our current level of access to these six security measures when we leave. This will be an unacceptable drop in our security and I call on the EU and UK government to do more to prevent their political positions from increasing the risk to the safety of the public.

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Brexit and security (2) Question No: 2018/1529 Unmesh Desai The European Commission has warned the UK it will lose access to the European Arrest Warrant after Brexit.1 How important is it that the Prime Minister prevents the UK from losing access to this vital information? 1http://uk.businessinsider.com/theresa-may-urged-to-keep-britain-in-the-e… Answer for Brexit and security (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Brexit and security (2) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 Prior to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) legislation the UK extradited 60 people per year on average. Since 2004, the UK has extradited over 10,000 people into Europe. As with many other EU security measures, it is essential we maintain our current levels of involvement to keep London and the UK safe. I have called call on the UK government and the European Commission to ensure there is no degradation of our existing security cooperation. No deal on these complex security issues is simply not an option. |

Borough mergers (1) Question No: 2018/1530 Unmesh Desai The move to Borough Command Units (BCU) is in part to allow operational resilience across London. However, in the Pathfinder sites, the abstraction levels to central duty did increase due to the extraordinary levels of demand experienced by the Met in 2017. However, they increased at a slower rate than across the Met as a whole - in the North area it was 33% and in the East only 18% compared to 43% for the Met. Moreover, in June, when the East Pathfinder experienced the highest number of abstractions, performance plummeted. I understand that the Pathfinders have been configured to allow a smaller Met to operate safeguarding and CID functions across boroughs into new BCU units. However, when we consider how the Pathfinders allow the police to respond to abstraction demands across the whole of London, is it not the case that the Pathfinders were truly tested in June and they failed. How are we going to get this right so that we can respond to the most challenging times?

Answer for Borough mergers (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Borough mergers (1) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The Pathfinders were a genuine test which identified a number of challenges from which the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) learnt and adapted its approach. The Pathfinders are now demonstrating the ability to deliver a robust and resilient local policing service within the context of rising demand and increasing financial constraints. Abstraction rates of Dedicated Ward Officers (DWOs) in both pathfinders is now extremely low: as of end of April 2018, 1.3% in the East Pathfinder and 2.6% Central North Pathfinder. Both lower than the MPS average. Response rates have also continued to improve. The MPS target is to respond to 90% of Immediate (I calls) within 15mins. As of April 2018 the East Pathfinder achieved 87% and Central North 92%. Both higher than the MPS average. The initial decline in satisfaction has also significantly risen with the improved performance. As of end of April satisfaction has risen to 66% (East) and 67% (Central North), which is now back in line with the MPS average. MOPAC will continue to monitor the performance of Basic Command Units (BCUs) as the roll out continues. |

Borough mergers (2) Question No: 2018/1531 Unmesh Desai Why has performance improved from a low-point in June? Is it changes made to the structure or is it fair to say that the Pathfinders struggled during high demand periods in what was an extraordinary summer and then improved when the demand for police services lowered slightly in the winter? Answer for Borough mergers (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Borough mergers (2) The Mayor

Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The bringing together of boroughs into Basic Command Units (BCUs) is a major undertaking which is why the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) trialled the model for over a year at two pathfinder sites. The MPS were clear from the beginning that the pathfinders were a real test of a major and complex change. As such, a number of issues came to light from which the MPS have learnt and adapted their approach. These design changes are detailed in the Pathfinder Review www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the- met/strengthening-local-policing-programme/ As I have set out in Mayor’s Question 2018/1530 performance in both pathfinders has improved considerably and MOPAC will continue to monitor this. It is important that we do not lose sight of why the pathfinders came about. It is vital that the MPS is able to reorganise itself to maintain and improve its service to Londoners with fewer officers and this is the driving force behind the BCUs. |

Borough mergers (3) Question No: 2018/1532 Unmesh Desai Given that there was no public consultation, it is difficult to discern public opinion on the Pathfinders. Perhaps the best indicator is public satisfaction which fell. Do you think the public believe this is the right thing to do? Answer for Borough mergers (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Borough mergers (3) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The configuration of Basic Command Units (BCUs) is ultimately an operational decision for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The MPS must be able to reorganise itself to maintain and improve its service to Londoners in the face of ongoing government cuts. As I have set out in MQ1530 performance in both pathfinders has improved and public satisfaction has risen significantly to the MPS average. MOPAC will continue to monitor the performance of the BCUs. | |

Borough mergers (4) Question No: 2018/1533 Unmesh Desai The evaluation criteria set out the multiple ways police officers and staff affected by the changes were consulted and engaged: focus groups, surveys and so on. How did police officers and staff feel the Pathfinders were working? Answer for Borough mergers (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Borough mergers (4) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Pathfinder Review, available at www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan- police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/strengthening-local-policing-programme/, was based in part on the feedback from officers and staff involved in the change on the two pathfinders. The review sets out in detail the experience and learning from the pathfinders. It acknowledges that this was a difficult experience for many involved - but that there were also positive responses to the changes made. The valuable learning from the pathfinders has informed the subsequent planning and delivery of subsequent Basic Command Units (BCUS) that will be launched throughout 2018. | |

Borough mergers (5) Question No: 2018/1534 Unmesh Desai How can we ensure staff transitioning into the new Basic Command Units have the time to undertake training in areas like investigation and child sex abuse when the demands on police officers are so high that there is little time for weeks out of the day job to gain new skills? Answer for Borough mergers (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Borough mergers (5) The Mayor Last updated: 03 July, 2018 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are committed to improving the skills of officers working within Safeguarding through appropriate training provision. There is a process in place whereby the Continuous Policing Improvement Command (CPIC) has oversight of all the Safeguarding training available and to whom the courses have been allocated to. The CPIC ensures courses are appropriately and fairly allocated across the Basic Command Units (BCUs). New courses are being developed and a modular approach is being considered to help facilitate the balance between operational commitments and allowing officers and staff time for learning. | | | |

Victim satisfaction by type of contact Question No: 2018/1535 Unmesh Desai Does the Met collect data on victim satisfaction based on type of contact with the police and if so, what is the victim satisfaction rate based on mode of contact with the police (i.e. the most recent victim satisfaction figures broken down by those contacted face to face/telephone/online)? Answer for Victim satisfaction by type of contact The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Victim satisfaction by type of contact The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) conducts the User Satisfaction Survey, which provides data on victim satisfaction for those who have reported a crime to the Metropolitan Police Service. This survey interviews around 13,000 victims of burglary, violent crime, vehicle crime and hate crime each year. For the most recent financial year (2017-18), levels of overall satisfaction by method of police contact are as follows:

Method of Contact % Satisfied

999/112 call 68% 101 non-emergency number 70% Other telephone call 77% Personal visit to a police station 66% Online/Metropolitan Police Service App 61% Other Method (e.g. third-party reporting, officer in the street etc.) 74% | | | | | |

Tube Noise at Barbican Station Question No: 2018/1536 Unmesh Desai I have been contacted by a number of constituents living in the Barbican who have been experiencing increasing levels of noise and vibrations from the lines running into Barbican Station. I would be grateful if you could provide a full update on what works have been undertaken to date to address this increase and what further action Transport for London will be taking, given that the problem continues to get worse? Answer for Tube Noise at Barbican Station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube Noise at Barbican Station The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) met with representatives of the Barbican Estate on 6 June to discuss their concerns and its approach to managing track noise. TfL’s officers have also visited residents’ properties and took readings to understand what they are experiencing. TfL has examined the track under the Estate and found a rail joint under Defoe House that required maintenance. Work on this rail joint has been undertaken. This should improve conditions for residents above that section of track. Additionally, in September 2018, 125 metres of the inner rail of the westbound track will be replaced, which will help reduce noise. TfL will remain in contact with residents about this and other works that may affect them.

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CS11 Question No: 2018/1539 Andrew Dismore Mike Brown, Commissioner for Transport for London, has apologised to motorists for the expansions of cycle superhighways which he said had been ‘ill thought through’ by the last Mayoral administration. Do you agree with his analysis; and in the light of his comments will you pause the introduction of CS11 to review further its effects including the economic effect on London of traffic delays as a consequence bearing in mind that the A41 is a main artery for traffic into London from the north including from the M1,and especially as permission for the southern end of CS11 involving Regents Park gate closures and traffic calming have not been secured; and the demand on the highway of the HGV construction traffic for the 100 Avenue Road tower block and for HS2? Answer for CS11 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for CS11 The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 Mike Brown said the Cycle Superhighways have been a huge success in getting more people cycling and reducing road danger, as he has said many times before. The comments you cite related only to the way the previous administration delivered the routes. Transport for London is learning lessons from the delivery of these Cycle Superhighways, using the lessons from the way they were introduced in the past in planning future routes as we construct and plan new routes If the A41 is the “main artery for traffic” it is a clogged artery. Our approach to dealing with this across London is to reduce traffic by giving people real alternatives to driving cars, freeing up space for essential journeys. I am committed to delivering the whole of CS11 from Swiss Cottage to the West End, a key part of our strategy to get more people cycling. CS11 has been developed over a number of years, with input from numerous stakeholders and a public consultation which attracted 6,270 responses. Transport for London (TfL) assessed the impact to traffic as part of the 2016 consultation. Considerable time has been spent since in carefully reviewing the design, construction and potential mitigations of the scheme. The works at Swiss Cottage have been meticulously planned to minimise the impact on local residents, schools and businesses as far as possible. TfL is working closely with those delivering other planned developments in the area,

including High Speed 2 and 100 Avenue Road, to coordinate works and minimise disruption. Please also see my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1429.

Tube noise [1] Question No: 2018/1541 Andrew Dismore Before the concrete sleepers and new track profile began to be installed on all lines, what research, work or other consideration was given to the likely increase in noise generated by these changes, compared to the traditional wooden sleepers and rail profile? Answer for Tube noise [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [1] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 London Underground has been operating since 1863, and keeping this system moving is a unique challenge. Although there are no legal limits on the amount of noise or vibration that can be emitted from trains operating on existing railways, Transport for London (TfL) is still required to use reasonable endeavours to minimise disturbance and to keep noise and vibration to a minimum, while undertaking their statutory duties. Where new railways are proposed, noise and vibration are considered as part of the planning process, and mitigation will likely be incorporated into the design to control noise and vibration. TfL’s understanding of noise and vibration, at the time this type of track renewal started in the mid 2000s, was not as sophisticated as it is now, and the impact on noise and vibration would not have been considered in detail. The ‘new’ Flat Bottom rail profile, installed on concrete sleepers, is an industry standard, and was initially designed in the 1930s. Compared to the Bullhead rail profile on timber sleepers, the Flat Bottom rail profile delivers a significant increase in safety performance. This is largely as a result of the significant reduction in the risk of rail breaks. Noise and vibration reduction have been important factors in the development of a new trackform, which has been introduced since 2015. TfL do now consider the impact on noise and vibration prior to carrying out this type of work. More broadly, TfL understand the importance of minimising noise levels for their neighbours, and is determined to do more to achieve this. I continue to press TfL to carry

on actively working with suppliers and academics to innovate and develop new technology to improve noise levels across the network. |

Tube noise [2] Question No: 2018/1542 Andrew Dismore Before train automation went live what research, work or other consideration was given to the likely increase in noise generated by these changes, compared to the traditional driver controlled braking? Answer for Tube noise [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [2] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London’s (TfL’s) understanding of noise and vibration at the time train automation was introduced was not as sophisticated as it is now, and assessing impacts on noise and vibration was not the priority it currently is. The implementation of automatic train control does not in itself lead to increased noise and vibration, and rail corrugation still occurs where automatic train control is not in place. Automatic train control increases average trains speeds, allowing more trains per hour on the London Underground network, increasing capacity and benefiting customers. Automatic train control does result in trains consistently braking and accelerating at the same point, which can lead to track deterioration occurring more quickly at these points. Additional trains can also lead to further track deterioration which, if not addressed, could lead to increased noise and vibration over time. Track condition is addressed by TfL’s regular maintenance programme, which ensures that track is replaced or repaired as appropriate. |

Tube noise [3] Question No: 2018/1543 Andrew Dismore By each line, how many complaints have there been about tube generated noise in the year to date and each of the last 3 years?

Answer for Tube noise [3] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [3] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Below figures show the number of noise and vibration complaints, from nearby properties, which relate to the day-to-day running of the Tube network. The 2018 data is current up to 11 June 2018. 2016 Bakerloo - 13 Central - 79 District - 38 Hammersmith & City - 11 Jubilee - 26 Metropolitan - 17 Northern - 86 Piccadilly - 24 Victoria - 80 Waterloo & City - 1 Total - 375 2017 Bakerloo - 7 Central - 52 District - 28 Hammersmith & City - 16 Jubilee - 17 Metropolitan - 8 Northern - 90 Piccadilly - 19 Victoria - 77 Waterloo & City - 0 Total - 314 2018 Bakerloo - 1 Central - 20 District - 6

Hammersmith & City - 5 Jubilee - 6 Metropolitan - 0 Northern - 22 Piccadilly - 4 Victoria - 28 Waterloo & City - 0 Total - 92 The above figures differ from those provided in answer to MQ 2017/0559, as these included other noise related complaints such as stations and other installations, and overnight works. |

Tube noise [4] Question No: 2018/1544 Andrew Dismore What progress has there been in obtaining a rail grinding machine that can work in the Northern Line tunnels? Answer for Tube noise [4] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [4] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has rail grinding machines that operate on the Northern line. However, due to ventilation issues, there are sections of the Tube, on both the Northern line and other parts of the network, where grinding cannot be carried out. TfL understand the importance of minimising noise levels for their neighbours, and is determined to do more to achieve this. TfL is exploring the possibility of purchasing an electric-powered rail grinder for use across the Tube network, although there would still be areas where ventilation issues would mean grinding cannot be carried out. Rail grinding is not an effective long-term method for reducing noise and vibration. Grinding is predominantly used to maximise rail life and reduce the risk of rail defects. |

Tube noise [5] Question No: 2018/1545 Andrew Dismore Over the bank holiday weekend, TfL replaced 800 tonnes of old track bed with new granite ballast, installed longer life concrete sleepers and new rail at Finchley Central. What assessment was given to the risks of an increase in tube noise as a result of these works creating a noise nuisance for those living near the line? Answer for Tube noise [5] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [5] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The work at Finchley Central to replace older track has delivered improved safety, a smoother ride for customers and has removed a number of rail joints. In tunnelled sections of track, wear and tear of the rails can lead to increased vibration, which can then be transmitted further into the ground through concrete sleepers. These issues are not replicated on above ground sections such as at Finchley Central as the vibrational energy is dispersed into the air and not into the surrounding ground. The work carried out at Finchley Central over the Bank Holiday weekend has resulted in a number of impulsive noise sources being removed and should result in the resolution of some complaints in the area. Transport for London (TfL) is following up with all the individual residents affected to assess whether there has been a reduction in noise. In tunnelled sections, TfL has applied its knowledge of noise and vibration issues so that all track renewals involving concrete sleepers or bases incorporate resilient elements to reduce the impact of vibration, with no increase to the noise generated within the tunnel. I’ve asked TfL to arrange for you to view some of this work in action with one of its track teams. Officers will be in touch with you to arrange this. |

Tube noise [6] Question No: 2018/1546 Andrew Dismore What consultation with residents was there before the bank holiday works at Finchley Central, about the issue of tube noise as a consequence of the works? Answer for Tube noise [6]

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [6] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is required to use reasonable endeavours to minimise disturbance and to keep noise and vibration to a minimum, while undertaking their statutory duties. Although TfL is not required to consult residents when upgrading track, permission was sought from the local authority to undertake this work. TfL also informed local residents of the potential for disruption, as is normal. As part of this process, over 3500 letters were delivered to residents advising them of the work and how to contact TfL should they have a query. |

Tube noise [7] Question No: 2018/1547 Andrew Dismore What advice will you give to long standing residents who face relatively recently generated increases in significant tube noise above 40Db after Transport for London have done such mitigation works as they can, and will not do anymore? Answer for Tube noise [7] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [7] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 There are many sites across the Underground network where, due to the age of the track infrastructure and current technology, it is not always possible to reduce the noise levels to the standards that residents would like. Transport for London (TfL) will continue to do all it possibly can to minimise noise and limit disruption to residents living above or close to the Tube. In areas where noise cannot currently be reduced to standards expected by residents, TfL continue to work alongside industry and academia to further understand noise and vibration and to trial new products and innovative ways to find solutions.

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Tube noise [8] Question No: 2018/1548 Andrew Dismore My constituent Razana Yoosuf of Mornington Crescent first raised her problems with Tube noise on 1 Nov 2016 and, after 19 months, she is still waiting for her complaint to be satisfactorily resolved with many readings exceeding 40DB after mitigation measures were implemented. Do you consider this to be satisfactory; and, if not, what are you going to do about it? Answer for Tube noise [8] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [8] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has been working closely with Razana Yoosuf in dealing with the noise complaints she has raised. We have undertaken noise monitoring at her property and have installed 400m of rail damping equipment across three of the four lines at Mornington Crescent. This has resulted in a reduction of up to 13dB for train movements heard within the property. TfL has put in place various measures to mitigate noise in this area, and hope in the future to have the technology and equipment to further reduce noise and vibration. Unfortunately, at present, there is little more that can be done to further reduce Tube noise. TfL continues to work alongside industry and academia to further understand noise and vibration and to trial new products and solutions. |

Tube noise [9] Question No: 2018/1549 Andrew Dismore To what extent was noise pollution considered in the design and commissioning of the recent investment in new tube trains? Answer for Tube noise [9] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [9]

The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 I continue to press TfL to carry on actively working with suppliers to innovate and develop new technology to improve noise levels across the network. For the next generation of Deep Tube trains (for use on the Piccadilly, Central, Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines), Transport for London has included requirements for improved suspensions systems. This, along with track quality improvements, will optimise performance at the wheel-rail interface by ensuring the trains will be better suited to the infrastructure and operating environment of each line. This interface is the key determinant of noise and vibration on the Tube network. |

Tube noise [10] Question No: 2018/1550 Andrew Dismore I have been trying for several months to arrange a site visit with Transport for London (TfL) engineers to places along the Northern Line that are suffering excessive noise; at the London Assembly Plenary meeting on your Environmental Strategy, you agreed that the new Deputy Mayor for Transport would also visit these locations with me. Will you now instruct TfL to stop prevaricating and arrange these visits? Answer for Tube noise [10] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tube noise [10] The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 I understand that Transport for London (TfL) officers have met with you and residents on a number of occasions to discuss noise issues from the Northern line. The new Deputy Mayor for Transport is meeting with you this month to discuss the issue of Tube Noise, and TfL officers are in touch with your office regarding a further visit with residents around Kentish Town and Mornington Crescent. |

Community Transport Question No: 2018/1551 Andrew Dismore What lobbing is being done by Transport for London to the Department for Transport to prevent community transport services being lost after a recent directive? Answer for Community Transport The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Community Transport The Mayor Last updated: 03 August, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) greatly values the contribution made by community transport in reducing the social isolation of older and disabled Londoners. TfL has highlighted, both to the Transport Select Committee and to the Department for Transport (DfT), that proposed changes to the section 19 and 22 permit system, under which community transport services operate, may pose risks to the viability of services that community transport provides that are of particular social value. Should the proposed changes take place, TfL has asked the DfT to provide a lengthy transition period, as well as financial support to protect the operators of these important local services. The outcome of the DfT’s recent consultation has not yet been published.

New Thameslink timetable Question No: 2018/1552 Andrew Dismore Are you aware of the considerable dissatisfaction of commuters over the introduction of the new Thameslink timetable, resulting in more delays and cancellations than ever. Will you make representations to Govia about getting this mess sorted out; and will you again lobby the Government for decentralisation of commuter lines to Transport for London? Answer for New Thameslink timetable The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for New Thameslink timetable The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 I am acutely aware of the considerable dissatisfaction among commuters over the introduction of the new Thameslink timetable. There has been severe disruption and

cancellations across the network, including in some instances trains reportedly disappearing from timetables altogether and this performance is simply unacceptable. These changes were billed as an increase and improvement in services, but instead they have resulted in chaos, in and outside London, damaging our international reputation and impacting terribly on passengers. The sheer number of cancellations and delays is intolerable and I agree with the Secretary of State for Transport’s view that GTR’s service is wholly unsatisfactory. Passengers have faced years of terrible service on suburban rail services but the last month has been utter chaos. With no clear plan in place to fix the situation, it is only right that Charles Horton stood down. Commuters are continuing to face cancellations, delays and severe disruption on a daily basis. I have also raised my concerns directly with the Secretary of State for Transport and told him that if he stripped GTR of their contract, he would have my support. The inquiry into what caused this chain of events is a vital piece of work.

Poor performance of bus route 13 Question No: 2018/1553 Andrew Dismore I continue to receive complaints about the poor performance of bus route 13 which has been problematic since the buses were reorganised and cut around this route a year ago. In the lengthy so called “2016 consultation” there does not seem to be any mention about 13’s “stopping short”, which is now affecting passengers travelling to the north end of the route in particular; 13s now seem to be stopping at Church End leaving many passengers dumped at Church End. When will Transport for London get a grip on this woefully underperforming route? Answer for Poor performance of bus route 13 The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Poor performance of bus route 13 The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 I understand how frustrating it can be for customers when buses are turned short of their destinations. This measure is only applied as a last resort to keep frequencies reliable on the leg of the route with the most affected passengers. When an operator fails to provide operated mileage owing to factors within its control, it is penalised with reduced income and missed bonuses. In the case of this route, most lost mileage has been for traffic reasons beyond its control.

There was a short spell where performance improved as roadworks abated and performance improvement measures took effect. However, this was followed by a week-long gathering of Commonwealth Leaders in Park Lane, roadworks in Baker Street with four-way temporary traffic lights, the England-Pakistan cricket test at Lords, a march and rally in W1, and delays at Henley Corner following the eastbound closure of the A406. Transport for London and the operator, Tower Transit, will continue to review the route’s schedule in response to traffic conditions along the route in order to minimise the effect on passengers.

Bins outside East Finchley Station Question No: 2018/1554 Andrew Dismore Who is responsible for the maintenance outside East Finchley station? Recently the bins there were broken, and are in need of replacement, but both Barnet Council and Transport for London refuse to accept responsibility. Will you direct officers to resolve this dispute and ensure the bins are repaired, and that the front of the station is kept tidy? Answer for Bins outside East Finchley Station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Bins outside East Finchley Station The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for the area of land outside the station where the broken bins were located. They were removed in April as there were a number of other bins in the immediate area, including one by the pedestrian crossing and several within the ticket hall of the station. This area has been prioritised as part of regular cleaning schedules and TfL will liaise with London Borough of Barnet should additional bins be required. |

Pedestrianising Oxford Street Question No: 2018/1555 Andrew Dismore As Westminster Council has now rejected your plans for pedestrianising Oxford Street, where does this project go now? Answer for Pedestrianising Oxford Street The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Pedestrianising Oxford Street The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1292. |

Motorcycles in bus lanes Question No: 2018/1556 Andrew Dismore In what circumstances will Transport for London permit motorcycles to use bus lanes; and in particular what is the position concerning bus lanes on the A5 and what is the justification for the answer? Answer for Motorcycles in bus lanes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Motorcycles in bus lanes The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Motorcyclists are allowed to use Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) bus lanes, except in exceptional circumstances such as near bus stations or some contra-flow bus lanes. A large proportion of the A5 is not TLRN. Motorcyclists are allowed to use the bus lanes located on the TLRN section of the A5 (Edgware Road). The responsibility for deciding who can use bus lanes on the remaining parts of the A5 is with the relevant boroughs. |

Development of 100 Avenue Road Question No: 2018/1557 Andrew Dismore The Construction Management Plan for the development of 100 Avenue Road at the same time as you are going to build CS11 states that 60 to 70 large lorries will offload / load in a ‘pit lane’ to the east of the CS11 works alongside the frontage of 100 Avenue Road; but also that 7 lorries a day will also go round a different route, cutting through a residential

area including three children’s nurseries, an old people’s home, street market, and valued green space. Why will Transport for London not also require these 7 lorries to use the ‘pit lane’ along with all the other 100 Avenue Road lorry traffic? Answer for Development of 100 Avenue Road The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Development of 100 Avenue Road The Mayor Last updated: 02 August, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has been working closely with the developer, Essential Living, to identify a solution for construction vehicles to access the development from the A41 Avenue Road, reducing use of local roads. The developer’s Construction Management Plan (CMP) is awaiting formal approval from London Borough of Camden, which is the Planning Authority. TfL has submitted its comments on the CMP and will continue discussions with Camden, ahead of the Council’s next planning committee meeting in August, where a decision is expected. TfL understands the developer has requested use of Winchester Road both for access to the eastern side of the site, as well as for contingency in case the pit lane is already in use (for example if a lorry arrives early or a previous delivery is still ongoing). TfL has no objection to all lorries using the pit lane so long as the bus lane and traffic lanes are not blocked. This will be the responsibility of the developer and its logistics managers.

Victims of crime and immigration enforcement Question No: 2018/1558 Andrew Dismore There are worrying reports that more than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, creating fears that this approach is stopping vulnerable people - including rape victims - reporting crimes, and playing into the hands of traffickers. What is the Met’s approach to this; and what advice would you give to victims of crime who may be undocumented migrants as to reporting the crime? Answer for Victims of crime and immigration enforcement The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Victims of crime and immigration enforcement The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018

I am committed to ensuring the needs of victims at the heart of everything the criminal justice service does. Of foremost importance to us all is that victims feel able to come forward to report crime; I have and will continue challenge any actions taken by partners that may deter victims from coming forward in future. In respect of the immigration status of some victims, the Police are required by law to share information they become aware of with the Home Office. The National Police Chief Council has provided some additional guidance to police forces explaining the extent of their discretion in carrying out an arrest in these circumstances. Sharing of information by the MPS with the Home Office is assessed on a case by case basis and will only occur where Police have a genuine concern that an individual is here illegally. When and how Police arrest someone is dependent on a number of factors, including their vulnerability and risk to public, this assessment is carried out on a case by case basis. The police primary focus is always the needs of the victim above other considerations. When someone reports a crime, police role is to investigate that matter and bring any offenders to justice. I am aware there have been arrests made to victims of crime and the Victims Commissioner for London, Claire Waxman, is leading the way on this issue and has convened a second roundtable with Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden recently on safe routes to reporting crime. Statutory partners and partners who directly support migrant groups and specialist women organisations came together to address these very problems and there was agreement from partners to tackle and resolve these very issues so we can ensure that victims have the confidence that when they report they will be safe and treated with dignity. I look forward to supporting the Victims Commissioner in taking forward the action and learning from that roundtable. | | |

Cost of policing matches Question No: 2018/1559 Andrew Dismore For the football season 2017 to 2018, how much was the cost of policing matches in the Premier League and the Championship by football club; and how much by football club was paid towards the cost of policing by each of those clubs? Answer for Cost of policing matches The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cost of policing matches The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

The cost for policing football matches and cost recovery, by club, for both Premier League and Championship is set out in table attached. The cost of policing Premier League football matches has reduced from £4.5m to £4m from 2016/17 to 2017/18. Cost recovery has held at c£0.3m-£0.4m, being the full extent of the costs able to be recovered. I continue to call on the Government to change the law so that wealthy clubs are required to contribute to the costs of policing football, to help provide the Met police with the resources necessary to keep Londoners safe. |

First-classtravel [1] Question No: 2018/1560 Andrew Dismore The Times on 08/05/2018, reported that the Metropolitan Police spent £8.5 million on flights over the past three years, including more than £400,000 on first-classtravel. Please give the totals for each of the last three years and this year to date, for all flights; and for first-classtravel also setting out how many flights were taken; and to what destinations at what cost? Answer for First-classtravel [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for First-classtravel [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The MPS expects all its officers and staff to travel by the cheapest means compatible with the purpose of their travel. Therefore, the vast majority of officers who travel first class are Royalty and Specialist Protection Officers who are accompanying their Principal. Others are those officers whose flights have been upgraded by the airline free of charge and/or if first class has been identified as the cheapest option by Travel Services. Guidance has been issued by the Commissioner to all MPS staff which states that First Class travel will not be authorised unless they are Close Protection/VIP officers travelling with their Principal and/or purchased when it’s the cheapest option. All international flights are required to be authorised by National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) level Chief Officers and UK flights by OCU Commanders. In all circumstances, the most economical fare is purchased that meets the needs of the traveller and the reason for the visit.

Table 1 shows the total number of flights and costs undertaken for 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 i.e. to end March 2018. Table 1 Date TOTAL Number of Flights per year Total Costs 2015-16 4979 £2,529,471 2016-17 5026 £3,470,858 2017-18 4963 £3,420,823

Within the totals shown above, Table 2 shows the total number of first class flights and their cost over the past three years. Table 2

Date No. of First Class Flights First Class Costs 2015-16 30 £72,575 2016-17 44 £140,538 2017-18 55 £263,500

The highest amount of travel rests with Specialist Operations (SO) which includes responsibility for Terrorism Investigations and VIP Close Protection and accounts for 98% of First Class flights booked. The other 2% relates to flights for Specialist Crime & Operations (SC&O) which were booked as first class as they were the cheapest option for those tickets. A list of destinations for all flights over the last three financial years is attached. • USA • Beirut • Pakistan • China • Singapore • Canada • Tunisia • Hong Kong • UAE • Ghana • Europe • Turkey • Kuwait • France • Gibraltar • Greece

• Indonesia • Denmark • Lebanon • Iraq • Australia • Sweden • France • Portugal • Spain • Switzerland • Peru • Netherlands • Morocco • Poland • Belgium

First-classtravel [2] Question No: 2018/1561 Andrew Dismore In what circumstances is first classa) air and b) rail travel permissible by Met Police officers? Answer for First-classtravel [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for First-classtravel [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The MPS expects all its officers and staff to travel by the cheapest means compatible with the purpose of their travel. Therefore the vast majority of officers who travel first class are Royalty and Specialist Protection Officers who are accompanying their Principal. Others are those officers whose flights have been upgraded by the airline free of charge and/or if first class has been identified as the cheapest option by Travel Services. Guidance has been issued by the Commissioner to all MPS staff which states that First Class travel will not be authorised unless they are Close Protection/VIP officers travelling with their Principal and/or purchased when it’s the cheapest option. All international flights are required to be authorised by National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) level Chief Officers and UK flights by OCU Commanders. In all circumstances, the most economical fare is purchased that meets the needs of the traveller and the reason for the visit.

First-classtravel [3] Question No: 2018/1562 Andrew Dismore Please give the totals for each of the last three years and this year to date, for all first- classrail travel setting out how many trips were taken; and to what destinations at what cost? Answer for First-classtravel [3] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for First-classtravel [3] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 The MPS expects all its officers and staff to travel by the cheapest means compatible with the purpose of their travel. Therefore, the vast majority of officers who travel first class are Royalty and Specialist Protection Officers who are accompanying their Principal. In all circumstances, the most economical fare is purchased that meets the needs of the traveller and the reason for the visit. Guidance has been issued by The Commissioner to all MPS staff, which states that First Class travel will not be authorised unless they are Close Protection/VIP officers travelling with their Principal and/or purchased when it’s the cheapest option. Table one shows the total number of first class rail tickets for the last three years and year to date including costs. The majority of First Class rail travel relates to Specialist Operations Business Group which includes responsibility for Terrorism Investigations and VIP Close Protection. Table 1

Financial Year (FY) No. of 1st Class Rail Tickets FY Total costs £ 2015 – 2016 97 11,671 2016 - 2017 105 11,584 2017 – 2018 141 17,841 YTD April 2018 only 6 594

Table two lists the destinations: Table 2

FY Destinations 2015 – Birmingham, Blackburn, Manchester, Coventry, Plymouth, Bridgend, Leeds, 2016 London, Carmarthen, Liverpool, Cardiff, Sheffield, Greater Manchester, Wigan,

Inverkeithing, Ipswich, Edinburgh, Northampton, Newcastle 2016 – Birmingham, Darlington, Durham, East Mid Parkway, Ipswich, Leicester, 2017 Lincoln, Liverpool, Euston, Kings Cross, Waterloo, Piccadilly, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Runcorn, Stafford, Stowmarket, Tile Hill, Vauxhall, Warmington, Wigan, York 2017 – Liverpool, Manchester, Exeter, London St Pancras, Swansea, Newcastle, Kings 2018 Cross, Leicester, Euston, Wimslow, Birkdale, Leeds, Worle, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Bridgen, Bodmin Parkway YTD April Euston, Swansea, Worle, Derby 2018 only

Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [1] Question No: 2018/1563 Andrew Dismore What is the average delay in reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children (IIOC)? Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [1] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 There is no delay in reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children. When investigators seize digital media, the nature of the investigation, the volume of data collected, and the risks and threats involved all impact on the length of time it takes to subject each item to a full digital forensic examination. The complexity of such cases means that the process can take time. After material is prioritised for examination, the full digital forensic examination typically takes around 6 months. Some investigations may then require further forensic examination of the same material. |

Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [2] Question No: 2018/1564 Andrew Dismore Is it correct that there is only one location for officers to view IIOC, at Earl’s Court; that huge delays in forensics to examine material are being managed by requiring triage before

submission so less questionable material is submitted; and is it correct that there are no formal arrangements to monitor staff who may be damaged by viewing weeks of IIOC as part of enquiries, relying on self referral only? Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [2] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Due to the sensitive nature of indecent images of children (IIOC) the Met must ensure the integrity of the viewing and examination of any indecent image. As a result, it has invested in a specialist viewing and grading facility which is available to investigators from across the Metropolitan Police Service. Digital triage is not used to manage delays rather, it allows the specialist teams to identify which exhibits to examine further. The Met is currently identifying how such digital triage tools can be made available to all IIOC investigators. The Metropolitan Police Service recognises the impact on police officers and police staff involved in investigating and viewing IIOC. Investigators in specialist units are subject to an ongoing occupational health programme, which involves screening of staff. The Met is also committed to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of staff in non-specialist teams and is currently developing a Met-wide health and wellbeing programme for all staff involved in viewing IIOC. |

Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [3] Question No: 2018/1565 Andrew Dismore What is being done to improve performance in relation to the prosecution of those accused of possessing indecent images of children? Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [3] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Reviewing seized alleged indecent images of children [3] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to tackling those who prey on children. It was one of the first police forces to establish a specialist unit to deal with such offences, and is at the forefront of national developments in tackling online child sexual abuse and exploitation - working with the National Crime Agency and other police forces. The Met also works with its statutory partners to safeguard any young people identified as being at risk of CSE and conduct both proactive and reactive investigations to target perpetrators suspected of offences. The Met has an improvement programme, which includes tactical toolkits and internal awareness campaigns. In addition, professional development days have been delivered to thousands of officers across the Met. |

Detectives Question No: 2018/1566 Andrew Dismore How many detectives does the Met now have; have far short of the correct establishment is this; and what progress is being made in addressing the shortfall? Answer for Detectives The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Detectives The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 At the end of April 2018 the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) had a strength of 4,817 Detective Constables. The MPS is conducting several transformation programmes, such as the Strengthening Local Policing programme, that will change the way investigations are managed. For example, more routine investigations will be conducted by response officers. The MPS is therefore reassessing the number of roles that need full detective skills. The MPS is continuing efforts to increase detectives. This work includes supporting existing police officers who want to be become detectives, by providing study support for the National Investigators Exam and through the provision of coaching once in a trainee detective role. Moreover, around 130 direct entry detectives are currently in initial training, with the first cohort due to start at the end of June, supported by experienced ‘investigative coaches’. The MPS plan to launch further external recruitment later this year.

The MPS is also considering time limited payments, introduced last year by the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), to attract existing officers into detective roles. |

Special constables Question No: 2018/1567 Andrew Dismore How many special constables does the Met now have; have far short of the preferred establishment is this; and what progress is being made in addressing the shortfall? Answer for Special constables The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Special constables The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 As of end of April 2018 there were 2,209 special constables within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The MPS has a strategic ambition to reach 3,200 special constables. The MPS has undertaken several pieces of work to better understand special constables, including survey’s and research with universities, so that it is better able to support and attract new volunteers. The MPS is also strongly promoting the Employer Supported Policing (ESP) scheme. This is a national Home Office initiative, which encourages businesses to release their employees during work time to work as special constables. The MPS has recently appointed a dedicated lead and several large and high-profile businesses have already signed up including BT Open Reach, Civil Service Fast Stream and British Airways. For 2018/19 the Mayor’s Office Policing And Crime (MOPAC) will also provide a £150 council tax payment to specials who live in London. |

Moped enabled crimes Question No: 2018/1568 Andrew Dismore How many moped-enabled crimes were there in each Borough Crime Unit for the last two years and the year to date; and what progress is there in reducing this crime?

Answer for Moped enabled crimes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Moped enabled crimes The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Please see attached Appendix 2018/1568 - a table of moped enabled crimes in each London Borough for 2016, 2017 and 2018 to date (to the 31st May 2018). In response to the rise in Moped Enabled Crime over 2016 and 2017, the MPS implemented a MPS-wide plan using a range of tactics under operation Venice. This includes specialist traffic officers deployed in high harm areas on slim-line motorcycles, deploying tyre- deflators including ProSpike, forensic tagging spray and a dedicated team of detectives. We have seen some significant progress and monthly comparison figures for May 2018, show reductions in moped/scooter enabled crime against May 2017 and if the current performance is maintained over the next three months, the MPS anticipates that figures will begin to show an overall year-on-year reduction. |

Met Police vehicle crashes Question No: 2018/1569 Andrew Dismore How many Met Police vehicle crashes were there in each of the last three years; how many resulted in injury to a) police officers and b) members of the public; and what was the cost of c) write offs and d) repairs to police vehicles ; and what was the cost of compensation for e) personal injury and f) property and vehicle damage; and g) in how many of these crashes was the police driver considered to be at fault; and h) how many of those crashes occurred when responding to an emergency call? Answer for Met Police vehicle crashes The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Met Police vehicle crashes The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Please see below the requested breakdowns of MPS Police Vehicle crashes during the last 3 years.

Met Police Vehicle Collisions breakdown by calendar year: The following is a breakdown of costs of collision repair and write offs:

Cost breakdown CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 Collision repair costs (Excl. VAT) £2,010,047 £2,232,960 £2,578,440 Write off costs £423,655 £419,914 £486,478

Please note: Fleet Services operate a recycling program, whereby many of the written off vehicles are stripped of reusable panels and mechanical components to reduce repair costs. The net loss for all the write off figures is therefore considerably lower than those stated above, when factoring savings into the calculations. These savings equate to around £250,000 per year. Relevant payments made in relation to Traffic claims are set out below: Please note: Award/Settlement payments will encompass payments in relation to personal injury and property as this information is not recorded separately Vehicle Repair payments relate to payment for the repair of the claimant’s vehicle and does not include repairs to police vehicles A case may involve claims for more than one type of damage/loss and therefore more than one payment may be made on the same case. |

Hezbollah flags Question No: 2018/1570 Andrew Dismore The Metropolitan Police have said that Hezbollah flags can be flown on Al-Quds day due to Government policy: do you agree with Government policy on this; and if not, will you again lobby the Home Secretary to remove what is widely viewed as a false and ludicrous distinction between Hezbollah’s political and military wings from UK law so that the machine-gun adorned flag of an anti-Semitic terror group is not seen on London’s streets? Answer for Hezbollah flags The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Hezbollah flags The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

I have been very clear that I do not agree with the Government’s position on this matter. I wrote last year to the then-Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, to raise my concerns and to urge her to close this legal loophole. I have subsequently written to the new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to re-iterate these same points. There is now cross-party support within the House of Commons for proscribing the entirety of Hezbollah, and I will continue to lobby the Home Secretary on this. However, it is up to Government to take action. Neither myself nor the MPS have the power to ban marches or protests, that power also lies with the Home Secretary. I have written to the organisers of the event informing them that hate and intolerance have no place in our city, while requesting they take the lead in preventing divisive displays such as the flag becoming the focus of the event. |

Clerkenwell Fire Station Question No: 2018/1571 Andrew Dismore What is the present position concerning the disposal of the former Clerkenwell Fire Station; what has been the cost of security on the site since it ceased to be operational; and what consideration has been given to providing key worker housing on the site? Answer for Clerkenwell Fire Station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Clerkenwell Fire Station The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Work has been commissioned jointly by LFB and the GLA to assess the feasibility and viability implications of converting the existing listed building into residential accommodation, including affordable housing. This work has been carried out by architects and designers experienced in residential conversion schemes on sensitive heritage assets in high value central London areas. This work is expected to be completed shortly, with options to be presented to the London Fire Commissioner over the summer. Islington Council has expressed an interest in bidding for the site to deliver a mixed use proposal including social housing and affordable workspace. Their ability to proceed with a bid is dependent upon whether external grant funding can be secured. Since the site ceased to be operational in January 2014 the cost of security has been £394,426. |

Former Southwark Fire Station site Question No: 2018/1572 Andrew Dismore What is the present position concerning the disposal of the former Southwark Fire Station site; what has been the cost of security on the site since it ceased to be operational; and what consideration has been given to providing key worker housing on the site? Answer for Former Southwark Fire Station site The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Former Southwark Fire Station site The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The London Fire Commissioner has entered into a contract for the sale of this property to Hadston, conditional upon planning consent being granted for a scheme incorporating a new secondary school and residential units. Planning permission has been resolved to be granted with an affordable housing contribution of £14 million to deliver affordable housing in the borough, and the completion of a section 106 agreement. The sale is expected to be completed by the current long stop date of 31 July. Since the site ceased to be operational in January 2014 the cost of security has been £400,313. |

Former Albert Embankment LFB HQ building Question No: 2018/1573 Andrew Dismore What is the present position concerning the disposal of the former Albert Embankment London Fire Brigade HQ building; and what has been the cost of security on the site since it ceased to be operational? Answer for Former Albert Embankment LFB HQ building The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Former Albert Embankment LFB HQ building The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

Work is ongoing by London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) private sector development partner, U+I Group PLC, who are scheduled to make a planning application by the end of September 2018 for a substantial mixed-use scheme, incorporating a re-provided Lambeth Fire Station, a new LFB museum, together with extensive residential and commercial space. The former workshop site at Albert Embankment currently houses the pop-up LFB museum and various other meanwhile uses, organised and manged by U+I, in accordance with the terms of their Development Agreement with the London Fire Commissioner. Since the site ceased to be operational in January 2012 the cost of security at the former workshop site at Albert Embankment has been £584,108. |

Rank structure Question No: 2018/1574 Andrew Dismore What progress is being made with the new London Fire Brigade rank structure implementation? Answer for Rank structure The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Rank structure The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Role to Rank project board has been established, monthly project board meetings are taking place and the appointment of working groups is currently being carried out. Initial pieces of work will be a timeline for implementation and the development of a process for briefing all staff groups on progress. |

Post Grenfell Tower fire [1] Question No: 2018/1575 Andrew Dismore What progress is being made with equipment procurement, recommended by the Commissioner post Grenfell? Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [1] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) vehicles and equipment contractor, Babcock, has invited tenders for three extended height aerial appliances to complement the twelve standard height aerial appliances which will be ordered at the same time. The deadline for proposals is 25 June. A project team is currently examining the replacement of all LFB’s breathing apparatus capability which will also consider the use of extended duration breathing apparatus sets. LFB is scoping options for drones as there are many types that can be used in different types of incidents. Drone pilots have been trained and a six month trial is planned to commence in July to explore the best way to deliver the capability in the future. |

Post Grenfell Tower fire [2] Question No: 2018/1576 Andrew Dismore What progress is being made with recruitment of fire safety inspection officers recommended by the Commissioner post Grenfell? Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [2] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The London Fire Commissioner sought additional funding to enhance the inspection regime and regulatory functions of LFB. This included appropriate structures to support the development and maintenance of competency for Inspecting Officers (IOs), Fire Engineering, Enforcement and Business Support. Those structures are now in place and have supported a number of IOs to move from development into competent positions and a recruitment round for new IOs is imminent. Recruiting experienced retired IOs as an interim measure has been challenging in the current market, with the national skills shortage in this area. Eight officers have been recruited in this way. |

Post Grenfell Tower fire [3] Question No: 2018/1577 Andrew Dismore What changes are being made to the London Safety Plan post Grenfell? Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [3] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [3] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The London Safety Plan was published in March 2017 and contains specific commitments and an action plan which is reviewed regularly as part of the Brigade’s performance management framework. The Plan already acknowledges the risks of high rise and complex buildings and the Brigade’s intention to influence improvements in building design and associated fire safety measures. However, in light of the Grenfell Tower fire, officers expect further commitments to reflect the fire safety work arising from the Hackitt Review and to address any recommendations which may arise from the Public Inquiry. |

Post Grenfell Tower fire [4] Question No: 2018/1578 Andrew Dismore What is your view of the Hackitt report and its recommendations? Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [4] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [4] The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Dame Judith has provided a framework for change but Government urgently need to outline a detailed response and plans for implementation. I was pleased to see that Dame Judith recognised the important role that the planning system can play in ensuring developments are safe at the earliest possible stage. This is exactly what my draft London Plan seeks to achieve with the fire safety policy.

Some of the recommendations however fell short of the wholesale reform of building regulations that is needed. It was particularly disappointing that the report failed to recommend a ban on combustible cladding in high-rise blocks. I will continue to press Government to ensure that this does not become a missed opportunity to radically improve the safety of residential buildings across the country. | | |

Post Grenfell Tower fire [5] Question No: 2018/1579 Andrew Dismore Reports suggest that the London Fire Brigade is advising residents living in more than 100 tower blocks in the capital to flee in the event of a fire amid concerns that their buildings are structurally unsafe. This conflicts with the standard advice - reiterated after the Grenfell Tower tragedy last year - that residents should “stay put” if a fire breaks out. Is this change of advice correct; and if so how is it being promulgated? Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [5] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post Grenfell Tower fire [5] The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Across London the advice on stay put remains the same. However, for specific buildings where it has been identified that they have ACM cladding, this advice may be temporarily suspended and one of the interim control measures might be to move to a simultaneous evacuation strategy. In London there are approximately 100 buildings where this arrangement has been put in place. At such time that the ACM cladding has been removed it is London Fire Brigade’s expectation that these buildings will move back to a stay put strategy. There are a number of blocks in London that have removed their cladding and returned to stay put. It is the responsibility of the Responsible Person to ensure that residents are fully aware of the evacuation strategy for their building. | |

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London A&E performances Question No: 2018/1580 Andrew Dismore Which London NHS Trusts are, and which are not, meeting their A&E targets? Answer for London A&E performances The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London A&E performances The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 The table below sets out how all London trusts performed against the A&E national standard of 95% of patients being treated within 4 hours in April 2018 (latest available data). Only the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust met the national standard during this period. I regularly meet London’s senior NHS leaders to discuss NHS performance and to seek assurances that Londoners are receiving high quality, timely healthcare services when and where they need them.

Sub-Region Provider Actual North East & North Central London Barking, Havering and Redbridge 78.97% University Hospitals Barts Health NHS Trust 86.22% Homerton University Hospital NHS 94.30% Foundation Trust North Middlesex University Hospital 83.07% NHS Trust Royal Free London NHS Foundation 87.85% Trust University College London Hospitals 83.53% NHS Foundation Trust Whittington Health NHS Trust 86.32% North West London Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS 95.00% Foundation Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 84.61% London North West University 88.20% Healthcare NHS Trust The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS 80.29% Foundation Trust South London Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 87.91% Epsom and St Helier University 92.97% Hospitals NHS Trust Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation 86.46% Trust King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation 78.85% Trust Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation 88.86% Trust Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust 87.58% St George’s University Hospitals NHS 88.41% Foundation Trust London Total 87.67%

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High Street stores and restaurants Question No: 2018/1581 Andrew Dismore Given the number of major store and restaurant recent closures, including many household names, what can you do to help reverse the trend? Answer for High Street stores and restaurants The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for High Street stores and restaurants The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 London is home to an amazing variety of high streets and town centres, from the West End to local parades of shops providing essential goods and services for their communities. Each high street in London is as unique as the community it serves, and performs an essential economic, social and civic role. For generations, high streets have proved their resilience to the changing face of retail. Although they’re facing significant challenges, including

structural changes in the retail sector and business rate increases, I am convinced that London’s high streets will continue to thrive by offering benefits beyond retail including leisure, services and opportunities for people to come together. Last year I published ‘High Streets for All’ which explores the economic, social and environmental value of London’s high streets, and how to support them. I have convened a High Streets Sounding Board to advise me on how best to address some of the challenges identified in the report. I have also awarded funding to high street and town centre projects through my Good Growth Fund and Crowdfund London, and have stood side by side with businesses in lobbying government for changes to the Business Rates system. I await Westminster City Council’s alternative proposal for the West End, following their withdrawal from the partnership working on plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street. I remain committed to addressing safety and air quality issues and supporting continued growth in the West End’s economy. I will be working closely with local businesses to ensure this is achieved and to realise my vision for Oxford Street to be one of the world’s finest public spaces.

Waste collection in Barnet [1] Question No: 2018/1582 Andrew Dismore Barnet Council is considering scrapping food waste collections and stopping green waste collections for 3 months a year, breaking the administration’s only pledge in their recent election. The London Environmental Strategy (Policy 7.2.1) states a minimum level of service to households: 1) six main dry recycling materials collected from all properties 2) separate food waste collections, including from flats where practical and cost effective 3) focus on improving performance from flats. Do you regard this scheme as being compliant with your environmental policies? If not, will you challenge the Council’s decision? Answer for Waste collection in Barnet [1] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Waste collection in Barnet [1] The Mayor Last updated: 27 July, 2018 Following the LB Barnet’s decision on the 5th of June to withdraw the food waste collection service, I formally wrote to the Leader of the council, on the 19th of June, and again on the 27th of June, expressing my profound concern at the decision and conveying

my intention to direct the authority to stop the implementation of its decision for an initial six-week period. The purpose of this being to set aside a period within which we could seek additional information, data and evidence from the authority that it had used to support its decision and to see if a resolution can be found. The Leader of the authority, Cllr Richard Cornelius, responded to that letter on the 28th of June and agreed voluntarily to set aside a six-week period to engage in dialogue and consultation. We are currently within that six-week period and the authority is fully cooperating in providing a range of information and data. It would not be appropriate for me to say more at this point.

Waste collection in Barnet [2] Question No: 2018/1583 Andrew Dismore Barnet Council is considering scrapping recycling banks. They estimate this will reduce recycling rates. Do you think London Councils, many of which were recently re-elected on the promise of not changing the waste and refuse service, should be taking actions which reduce recycling? Answer for Waste collection in Barnet [2] The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Waste collection in Barnet [2] The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 My officers are meeting their counterparts from the London Borough of Barnet to better understand the full package of measures that the authority has agreed to as part of a service review (this includes the withdrawal of its food waste service). My critical challenge back to the authority will be to demonstrate how it intends to make an effective contribution to meeting my London Environment Strategy targets and national targets for recycling, as well as meeting their own ambitious 50 per cent household waste recycling target by 2020. Withdrawal of services will not help meet these targets. Please also refer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1463 and Mayor’s Question 2018/1582. Racist abuse

Cost of living Question No: 2018/1584 Andrew Dismore A recent survey by the CBI found that 28% of the 176 leading firms in the capital who responded said that some of their employees had left because they could not afford to live in the local area. What are you doing to try and mitigate this? Answer for Cost of living The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cost of living The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 The rising cost of living is putting significant strain on Londoners and I am determined to help relieve the pressure. I have secured over £4.8 billion of government funding to start116,000 affordable homes by 2022 that will be available for Londoners on low and middle incomes to rent or buy. Members of my housing team have met with CBI to discuss the findings of this survey and my work to tackle these challenges. To assist with travel costs I have frozen TfL fares and introduced the ‘hopper’ fare. My Energy for Londoners programme is helping to keep energy costs down, and Early Years Hubs will make childcare more affordable and accessible. Through my Good Work Standard I will be encouraging London’s employers to do more to help their employees meet the cost of living by - for example - paying the London Living Wage or offering interest free loans for season tickets, childcare deposits or rental deposits.

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EU funding (1) Question No: 2018/1585 Andrew Dismore Reports suggest that the UK is set to be offered less generous access to EU funding than countries with associate status in the current programme, known as Horizon 2020, including Israel, Turkey, Albania and Ukraine. What would the impact be on London? Answer for EU funding (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for EU funding (1)

The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 London organisations - largely science and higher education institutions - have been awarded just over €1bn out of €4.5bn for the UK as a whole through the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme so far. London partners received €1.3bn from its 2007-13 predecessor programme; and TfL and the GLA co-ordinate or participate in these projects. Research, government and business across London and the UK will obviously be very adversely affected if existing or similar access is not maintained. I therefore continue to urge the Government to agree maximum access to the 2021-27 Horizon Europe programme, as part of Brexit negotiations. |

EU funding (2) Question No: 2018/1586 Andrew Dismore Do you have a backup plan for London if the UK does not receive or receives a less generous EU funding package? Answer for EU funding (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for EU funding (2) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The Commission 2021-2027 EU budget includes €100 billion for research and innovation as part of the Horizon Europe programme, also available for associate countries. The UK Government has already stated its desire to continue to participate in such programmes; and the onus is on the Government to bring its negotiations with the EU to access these funds in future to a successful conclusion. I will continue to push them to do so. I also continue to push for devolved, domestic replacement funds for the £1billion+ European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund programmes currently managed by City Hall. | | |

Post-Brexit trade Question No: 2018/1587 Andrew Dismore What confidence do you have in the Government securing good trade deals for the UK and London once the UK has left the EU, given the President of the USA’s protectionist taxes on steel and aluminium exports to the USA? Answer for Post-Brexit trade The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Post-Brexit trade The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The government’s track record of handling the Brexit negotiations does not inspire confidence; and I believe UK interests would be best served by remaining in the Single Market and Customs Union. As far as the US is concerned, recent decisions by their Government suggest that any post Brexit trade deal would likely put American interests first and the UK’s a distant second. |

London Universities (1) Question No: 2018/1588 Andrew Dismore All of London’s universities have slipped down the rankings which is really worrying. Why do you think this has happened? Answer for London Universities (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Universities (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The 2019 QS Rankings show London continues to have four universities in the world top 40 - more than any other city - and is holding its own in the face of growing international competition. London’s 50+ HE institutions represent an amazing breadth and depth, offering unique opportunities for study, research and innovation. It is vital that the Government ensures universities can continue to participate in EU research and other

higher education programmes when we leave the EU and that we continue to welcome global academic and student talent to study and work here. |

London Universities (2) Question No: 2018/1589 Andrew Dismore How can you assist London’s universities to encourage new talent both as academic staff and as students the UK leaves the EU? Answer for London Universities (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Universities (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I have worked closely with London’s universities since the vote to leave the EU to understand their concerns regarding Brexit. London’s higher education institutions are global organisations and important UK exporters that enhance our reputation around the world. It is vital that the UK remains open to international academic talent and students. This must include the introduction of clear post-study work opportunities for international students graduating here. I have consistently made the case to government about this and about the UK continuing to participate in EU research programmes, including through the European Research Council, which are so important for our universities. This is just one of the reasons why I want the UK to remain in the Single Market. |

Licensed Taxi Drivers (1) Question No: 2018/1590 Len Duvall OBE I have been made aware by the London Suburban Taxi Coalition that one of their members, Nicola Moss (whose permission I have to name) was recently taken to Court for allegedly plying for trade. The police had followed her after a drop off during which time she received a radio call for another pick up. The police stopped her at the pick- up destination and she was not permitted to pick up the passenger. She received a warning from Transport for London (TfL) but the police subsequently charged her. The Court appearance was on

February 8, 2018. There was no foundation in the charges, which were dismissed by the Court. I am aware of another similar case. Do you not agree that TfL and the Police should apologise unreservedly to these individuals given the distress caused to them? Do you think the tactics used in the circumstances were reasonable or excessive? Answer for Licensed Taxi Drivers (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Licensed Taxi Drivers (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Thank you for your question regarding Nicola Moss, who was prosecuted for permitting her cab to be hired in a part of the Metropolitan area in which, by a condition to her licence, she was prohibited from plying for hire with a cab. Ms Moss was prosecuted by the MPS but, wrongly, she was also sent a warning letter by TfL. Consequently the prosecution was dropped as an abuse of process had taken place. TfL and the MPS have put processes in place so that this will not happen again. The MPS apologise unreservedly for the distress caused to Nicola Moss. A clear mistake was made in that a warning letter was sent out when a prosecution was taking place. This mistake has been identified and processes put in place so that cases like this will not happen again. |

Licensed Taxi Drivers (2) Question No: 2018/1591 Len Duvall OBE Towards the end of last year, the Police Commissioner announced the introduction of the Crime Assessment Policy to allow resources, fewer officers and less money, to be able to cope with the demands on the service. Why is it that the MPS Cab Unit does not appear to be following the policy? Do you believe it proportionate for police resources to be used to follow licenced taxi drivers, as detailed above, given the introduction of the Crime Assessment Policy? Answer for Licensed Taxi Drivers (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Licensed Taxi Drivers (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The work of the Metropolitan Police Service’s Cab Unit and Transport for London’s (TfL’s) own Taxi and Private Hire (TPH) Compliance Officers is vital to ensuring public safety in the TPH Sector. The Cab Unit forms part of the TfL-funded services in the Roads and Transport Policing Command and, as such, provides enhanced policing services focused on transport safety issues. For this reason, the Crime Assessment policy is not used in this area. |

Enderby Wharf Cruise Liner Development Question No: 2018/1592 Len Duvall OBE Would you be willing to fund, in full or part, the OnShore Power infrastructure required to ensure cleaner air in this part of East London should the scheme go ahead? Answer for Enderby Wharf Cruise Liner Development The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Enderby Wharf Cruise Liner Development The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I am already supporting the Royal Borough of Greenwich in taking action to improve air quality and tackle pollution hotspots in their borough. This includes providing £1 million towards the cost of a Low Emission Neighbourhood in Greenwich Town Centre. However, it is an important principle that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing it, to prevent damage to human health or the environment. It should, therefore, be for the developers to bear the cost of measures to reduce or prevent pollution from any development, including the proposed cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf, and not left for London’s taxpayers to pick up the bill. Planning permission for the cruise terminal was originally granted in 2012, and a revised application was granted in 2015, before I became Mayor. Unless the developer were to submit a new planning application for the development, I have no formal powers to intervene. In my draft London Plan I have set out circumstances where I would expect on shore power to be provided when wharves and moorings are developed in future.

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Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund Question No: 2018/1594 Florence Eshalomi MP Are the GLA or London Boroughs able to bid for financing from the Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund? If so, are you concerned about the delays to securing the match funding from the private sector this fund relies on? Answer for Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Details of the Government’s Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund are yet to be announced. Discussions with officials have indicated it will not be directly available to local authorities and instead distributed through private sector mechanisms. My new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce brings together industry, businesses and the public sector to work together to deliver electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the capital. This initiative will develop a shared understanding of London’s charging infrastructure needs up to 2025 and the most effective path to delivery. |

Cycling Infrastructure Design Question No: 2018/1595 Florence Eshalomi MP The Department for Transport has appointed WSP to revise and update its cycling infrastructure design guidance. Is Transport for London a member of the Key Stakeholder Steering Group that is reviewing the guidance? Answer for Cycling Infrastructure Design The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycling Infrastructure Design The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

Yes, Transport for London is a member. |

Uber in Brighton Question No: 2018/1596 Florence Eshalomi MP Brighton Council has said Uber are not a fit and proper person to hold a Private Hire Operators licence due to the data breach and the lack of commitment to using drivers licensed by the council. How are decisions made by other licensing authorities informing Transport for London’s own view on the re-licensing of Uber? Answer for Uber in Brighton The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Uber in Brighton The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Uber London Ltd (ULL) is the relevant private hire operator in London and is separate to other Uber-affiliated private hire operators that are licensed elsewhere in the UK. Transport for London (TfL) took the decision not to issue ULL with a new licence on 22 September 2017, which was made before Brighton council’s decision against renewing Uber Britannia Ltd’s private hire operator licence on 23 April 2018. ULL’s appeal against TfL’s licensing decision will be heard before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25 June. |

Shared Space Question No: 2018/1597 Florence Eshalomi MP In January 2018, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation launched an industry review of shared space entitled ‘Creating Better Streets’. What is Transport for London’s views of the recommendations of the report? Answer for Shared Space The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Shared Space The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 This is a complex area and Transport for London (TfL) welcomes the fact that the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation have looked at it in detail. I broadly agree with the recommendations made. When designing street schemes, TfL’s default position will always be to separate modes where possible, and will ensure that any proposal for shared space fits with my Transport Strategy. |

Night Trains (1) Question No: 2018/1598 Florence Eshalomi MP In an interview with The Times, Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said that he expected trains to run 24 hours a day on the mainline network in the “not too distant future”. What discussions has Transport for London had with Network Rail regarding expanding the night services on London Overground? Answer for Night Trains (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Night Trains (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I welcome Network Rail’s intentions for 24 hour operation on the mainline network. Transport for London (TfL) has discussed the issue with Network Rail previously, particularly with regards to south London, as the the vast majority of the London Overground network is operated on Network Rail tracks. Having successfully introduced the Night Tube and Night Overground services, TfL will of course share any advice and experience on implementing 24 hour operation with Network Rail as part of the regular dialogue between the two organisations. |

Night Trains (2) Question No: 2018/1599 Florence Eshalomi MP The Rail Delivery Group has said, “a balance must be struck, though, between ensuring reliable infrastructure, which will require regular maintenance - usually done at night - and meeting the needs of customers outside traditional hours”. How are you ensuring that such a balance is being stuck on the parts of the network that offer night services and do you think such a balance can be struck across London? Answer for Night Trains (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Night Trains (2) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 As a capital city there are many demands on the London rail network. Since I became Mayor, Transport for London (TfL) has successfully introduced the Night Tube and Night Overground services. To enable these, TfL plans maintenance works for the nights of the week when the Night Tube and Night Overground are not running, balanced alongside the need to manage any noise and disturbance to local residents near the railways. I have spoken often about the value of London’s night time economy and the need to support it. TfL is clear on the need to do this, and also work with others (such as Network Rail) as part of its regular discussions with them to minimise impacts on our neighbours. As per my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1598, TfL is happy to share advice and experience on implementing 24 hour operation with Network Rail. This offer extends to the Rail Delivery Group as well. |

Potholes and Pavements Question No: 2018/1600 Florence Eshalomi MP Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said, “You get far fewer holes appearing in intact roads than roads that have been regularly dug up. So, we are going to create a default that you have to look first at laying the utilities under the pavements rather than under the roads”. What do you think of this proposal? Answer for Potholes and Pavements The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Potholes and Pavements The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Whilst I support proposals that minimise disruption and maintain safety for all road users, I am uncomfortable with the idea that it is OK to inconvenience pedestrians for the sake of not inconveniencing drivers. On some roads in London, not putting utilities under the carriageway could prevent traffic delays when there are utility asset failures. However, there is limited space under footways, particularly in central London, due to factors such as cellars, vaults, tree roots and existing utilities. Also, where utilities are laid under pavements and cycle tracks, traffic management would be required during installation and maintenance of those utilities to safely divert pedestrians and cyclists. It would be important that any diversions maintained a safe and convenient route for pedestrians and cyclists and did not encourage them into the highway. The road space required to facilitate this would mean the benefits to drivers of this policy would be minimal. Transport for London (TfL) already works with utility companies and London boroughs to coordinate all utility works activities and, where necessary, prosecute organisations for mismanaging street works on its roads. One of the best ways to reduce the need for costly and disruptive maintenance on the road network is to proactively maintain it rather than responding to issues through emergency works. Despite driving record efficiencies, TfL has had to significantly reduce the programme of proactive road maintenance on both TfL roads and borough roads. We must all call on Government to work with us as a city to find an effective and sustainable funding model for London’s roads, to ensure that our city keeps moving, remains an attractive place for international business and investment, and can continue to bring significant benefits to the UK economy. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (1) Question No: 2018/1601 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Quantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “1,965 permanent jobs will be supported by the Night Tube - 265 through direct operation of the service and 1,700

indirectly in the night-time economy”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The Night Tube has been a huge success since the first train rolled out of Brixton station in August 2016. It has boosted our night-time economy by millions more than predicted, supported thousands of jobs and helped people travel around our city at night safer and quicker than ever before. It truly demonstrates how London is open at all times of day and night. London First and EY carried out research into the success of Night Tube in its first year, showing that the service is doing better than originally forecast. The Night Tube has supported more than 3,600 jobs, 540 of which are Transport for London staff. It has helped those working shifts in London’s thriving hospitality and service sectors, and cut late-night journey times by an average of 20 minutes and, in some cases, by up to an hour. It has also been hugely beneficial for other night shift workers going to and from work, including those in the emergency services. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (2) Question No: 2018/1602 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Quantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Time savings will be on average 20 minutes but up to an hour will be saved on some routes”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (2) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The Night Tube is helping Londoners get to work or get home at night quickly, safely and affordably. London First and EY carried out research into the success of Night Tube last year, showing that, as predicted, the service has cut late-night journey times by an average of 20 minutes and, in some cases, by up to an hour. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. | |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (3) Question No: 2018/1603 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Quantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Standard business case shows that for each £1 spent on delivering the Night Tube, benefits will be £2.70. Adding in wider economic impacts increases this benefit by £1.20 for every pound spent”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (3) The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 While TfL has not calculated return on investment in the terms set out by Volterra Partners, economic numbers have far exceeded predictions. Figures released to mark the service’s one-year anniversary last year show that the Night Tube has boosted London’s economy by £171m in its first year alone. Further estimates indicate that over the next 30 years it will add £138m of value to London’s economy every year. This is significantly more than the £77m a year previously forecast.

EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. | |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (4) Question No: 2018/1604 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Reduced demand for illegal minicabs, thus improved safety in taxis at night”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (4) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 With the growth of the private hire industry in London it is essential we continue to take action against unsafe and unlicensed vehicles. Having increased the number of compliance officers across London last year, I’m delighted they now also have powers to pull over vehicles and take action against drivers breaking the rules and that put the safety of Londoners at risk. While Transport for London has not specifically been measuring the impact of the successful roll out of Night Tube on this issue however, all indications are that the use of unbooked and illegal minicabs remains very low. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (5) Question No: 2018/1605 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It

said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Improved commuter journeys for many people who work during the night-time in central London but live further out”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (5) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 London First and EY carried out research into the success of Night Tube last year, showing that, as predicted, the service has cut late-night journey times by an average of 20 minutes and, in some cases, by up to an hour. TfL has introduced some weekend-only night services in the suburbs to enable journeys to and from Night Tube. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. | |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (6) Question No: 2018/1606 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Potential for longer operating hours for bars, clubs, restaurants, bowling alleys, cinemas, museums, art galleries, attractions”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (6) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (6) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

London’s Night Time Economy contributes £26.3 billion to the economy every year and supports 1 in 8 of the city’s jobs. Working with London’s borough, businesses and residents, I want London to be one of the world’s best cities to work, rest or play in at night. That’s why I appointed Amy Lamé as my Night Czar to champion nightlife and nurture our night time economy. I also appointed the Night Time Commission to carry out research to understand what life in London is like between 6pm and 6am. They are consulting with London residents, evening and night workers, councils, businesses, community groups, public sector organisations and visitors to the capital. Their aim is to find out how to make London better for everyone at night. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (7) Question No: 2018/1607 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Reduced congestion at stations after events at entertainment venues like the O2 as people are not in such a rush to leave to catch the last tube as events finish”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (7) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (7) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Londoners love to go out at night. Unsurprisingly, they’ve embraced the Night Tube with gusto. Many people need to connect to National Rail services which means that stations are generally clear of event traffic at the same time now as they were before Night Tube. The Night Tube is a great way to get home for people who are not in a rush to leave, as well as for venue staff. As a result of Night Tube, many event organisers no longer need to organise contingency buses in case people are left behind after the last train.

EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (8) Question No: 2018/1608 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Improved accessibility to Heathrow for passengers flying before 7am at the weekends”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (8) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (8) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Night Tube brought 24-hour train service to Heathrow for the first time. Even on the very first night of the service on the Piccadilly line, it was evident airport customers were using the service. There is now a general trend of 200 to 300 customers arriving at Heathrow by Tube on Saturday and Sunday mornings before the historic first train would have operated. There is also an increase in passenger numbers right after Night Tube, attributed to greater certainty of earlier trains from central London. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (9) Question No: 2018/1609 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “This would all contribute towards a more vibrant night-time economy in London, with a greater range of uses and a

wider demographic”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (9) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (9) The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 The Night Tube has proved extremely popular with Londoners and visitors to the capital. In its first year of operation, the service has had nearly eight million journeys, exceeding predictions by around 15 per cent. TfL has not undertaken specific further analysis to find the reason for trips now the Night Tube is operational. I have recently expanded the Night Tube to London Overground, with trains running approximately every 15 minutes between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate throughout the night on weekends. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. |

Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (10) Question No: 2018/1610 Florence Eshalomi MP In September 2014, Volterra Partners produced a report for Transport for London and London First entitled, “Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy”. It said that the Unquantifiable impacts of the Night Tube included “Help to retain London’s attractiveness to visitors, residents and businesses”. Can you update me on what the actual effect of the night tube has been in this regard? Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (10) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Impact of the Night Tube on London’s Night-Time Economy (10) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018

The Night Tube has firmly established London’s position as one of the most vibrant 24- hour cities in the world. You only have to talk to businesses, bars and venues to see what a boost it provides for them. It has been great for workers getting to and from night shifts, and great for Londoners and visitors who are making the most of everything our diverse nightlife has to offer. London’s Night Tube has been a stand-out success and the move towards a 24-hour transport network is a key step in transforming the global view of London from old world, where transport stops at midnight, to new world where the city never sleeps. London’s 24- hour economy has also made it more attractive to foreign investors, with EY’s 2016 Attractiveness Survey ranking London as the best city for foreign direct investment in Europe. EY and London First will be publishing updated research into the economic impact of the Night Tube in August this year, and this will also include figures relating to the Night Overground service. The GLA and the Night Time Commission will also be publishing research later this year which will include information on the impact of the Night Tube and Night Overground services. | |

Crossrail’s Financial Position Question No: 2018/1611 Florence Eshalomi MP Following the Department for Transport’s June update on the financial position of Crossrail, what effect will the significant cost and schedule pressures have on Crossrail opening on time and on budget? Answer for Crossrail’s Financial Position The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Crossrail’s Financial Position The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Elizabeth Line is now 93 per cent complete and will transform travel across the capital when it opens. Thanks to the expertise and monumental efforts of everyone involved, it remains on course to open as planned in December 2018. The track and tunnels are complete, and the testing of new trains and infrastructure continues alongside the remaining fit-out of the stations. Of course, as projects of this scale and complexity reach the final stages, they often face increasing cost and schedule pressures that Crossrail continues to manage - including the

delivery of complex signalling systems and software, ventilation and platform screen doors that are critical to the operational railway. TfL and Crossrail continue to work closely with contractors to deliver the Elizabeth Line on time, ensuring that Londoners can benefit from this transformational project by the end of the year. The usual annual Ministerial Statement on the progress and costs of the Crossrail project will be made shortly. |

MCA and OPDC Question No: 2018/1612 Florence Eshalomi MP Will you be working with training providers at the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation to achieve the Mayor’s Construction Academy quality mark? Answer for MCA and OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for MCA and OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 OPDC work closely with West London College and United Colleges Group - College of North West London, both of whom were awarded the Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) quality mark at the beginning of June. OPDC is at the early stages of working with these two colleges to set up and deliver a Park Royal Employment and Skills Hub. One of the roles of the Hub when established would be to match-make between local construction colleges and developers/contractors to ensure that people trained locally in construction are being given the best possible opportunity to access construction jobs in the OPDC area. In addition, OPDC works with partners to promote and signpost the local community to their training and apprenticeships schemes e.g. Genesis and QPR and HS2. |

Apprentices and OPDC (1) Question No: 2018/1613 Florence Eshalomi MP How many apprentices are working on the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation site? Can you break this down by mayoral year?

Answer for Apprentices and OPDC (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Apprentices and OPDC (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Development in the OPDC area is still at a very early stage and to date OPDC has not been involved in directly delivering any development. OPDCs ability to secure apprenticeships has been via its role as a Local Planning Authority and to date has secured a minimum of 61 apprenticeships via Section 106 agreements that have completed since April 2015. These opportunities are contingent upon development being implemented. OPDC is working with a number of partners (including local boroughs and colleges) to explore opportunities to set up an Employment and Skills Hub in Park Royal which will provide apprenticeship support to businesses. Our partner HS2 Ltd are committed to creating apprenticeships and upskilling the workforce. Having successfully been awarded a contract to deliver enabling works, Costain Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV), has a contractual commitment to provide opportunities for apprentices. Four are currently on site, with this number set to increase as the supply chain take on new apprentices as they begin their work. |

Apprentices and OPDC (2) Question No: 2018/1614 Florence Eshalomi MP What is the diversity of apprentices working on the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation site? Can you break this down by mayoral year, then by age, gender, ethnicity and disability? Can this then be broken down by level? Answer for Apprentices and OPDC (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Apprentices and OPDC (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

OPDC’s planning policy seeks to secure a diverse mix of people securing apprenticeships in the OPDC area. OPDC’s Local Plan requires all major development proposals to submit a Local Labour, Skills and Employment Strategy and Management Plan, secured through S106 agreement. This requires developers to commit to providing construction apprenticeships and vocational training and requires applicants to include ways to proactively encourage applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, disabled people and ex-offenders. As noted in the response to question 2018/1613, OPDC has secured 61 apprenticeships via Section 106 agreements. Demolition on a number of development sites is underway with construction planned to start shortly. The apprenticeships secured via the legal agreements will be focused during this construction stage and so have not yet started on site. OPDC does not yet therefore have any data in respect of the demographic breakdown of these apprentices. |

Jobs at OPDC Question No: 2018/1615 Florence Eshalomi MP How many jobs are expected to have been created at the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation site? Answer for Jobs at OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Jobs at OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The OPDC area is currently home to Park Royal - London’s largest industrial estate which houses approximately 2,000 businesses employing over 40,000 workers. OPDC’s Local Plan and supporting Development Capacity Study identify that upon completion of development, the area has the capacity to accommodate 60,700 new jobs (the majority at Old Oak), of which 40,400 could be delivered within the next 20 years. These new jobs will be supported by thousands of jobs during construction, with HS2 Ltd alone, estimating that at its peak, it will be employing 1,500 construction workers at Old Oak. |

London Living Wage at the OPDC Question No: 2018/1616 Florence Eshalomi MP How many workers are paid the London Living Wage at the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation site? Answer for London Living Wage at the OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Living Wage at the OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 OPDC’s Local Plan policies strongly encourage building contractors and building occupants to sign up to the London Living Wage. Since OPDC’s publication of its draft Local Plan in June 2017, OPDC has been including informatives in relevant planning decision notices. OPDC has required apprenticeships secured through S106 agreements to be paid the London Living Wage.

Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and the OPDC Question No: 2018/1617 Florence Eshalomi MP I understand that Prospects College of Advanced Technology (PROCAT) have a contract with the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) Transport for London to deliver apprenticeships. How many apprenticeships in the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation are delivered by TUCA? Answer for Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and the OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and the OPDC The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 No apprenticeships are currently delivered by the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) for the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. |

Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and TfL Question No: 2018/1618 Florence Eshalomi MP In partnership with Transport for London, which key performance indicators were given to PROCAT with regards to delivering apprenticeships? Answer for Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and TfL The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) and TfL The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Prospects College of Advanced Technology (PROCAT) have a contract with the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) to deliver apprenticeships and the key performance indicators given to PROCAT include: - How many apprentices complete the course - How many apprentices complete the course and at what standard - How apprentices benchmark against the academic components of the assessment - How the trainers and content is accredited externally by Ofsted |

Cycle diversity (1) Question No: 2018/1619 Florence Eshalomi MP On 28 May 2018, Will Norman, the walking and cycling commissioner, said in an interview with the Independent that, “Even when we have seen the growth in the number of cyclists, we haven’t seen that diversity. There are a number of reasons for that. One is that safety is paramount for getting different people from different walks of life cycling: older people, younger people, those from different backgrounds.” What research have you undertaken to investigate how different people from different walks of life view safety and what you can do to make cycling seem safer to those under-represented groups? Answer for Cycle diversity (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (1) The Mayor

Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Please see answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1620 |

Cycle diversity (2) Question No: 2018/1620 Florence Eshalomi MP The Independent reports that, “The mayor’s office has unveiled a number of projects it says will begin to address a lack of diversity, including cycle training courses, grants for community groups who do not typically cycle and promoting electric bikes, as well as expanded cycle routes.” Are there any other projects that you have introduced in order to address a lack of diversity? Answer for Cycle diversity (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (2) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has conducted research into the barriers to cycling for Londoners, including specific research into the barriers faced by different groups such as women and Black, Asian, & Minority Ethnic groups. This is reflected in how they design cycle routes and they are directing record levels of investment at addressing these barriers. Cycling will become more diverse as we continue to make our streets safer and easier to cycle on by building cycle tracks on main roads, making our junctions safer and reducing traffic on residential streets. Their latest research publications can be found on their website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/cycling-and-walking Monitoring from the first Quietway route to be fully implemented, Quietway 1 (from Greenwich to Waterloo and Covent Garden to Kentish Town), shows that the proportion of women cycling along the route rose from 29 per cent to 35 per cent following its opening. We have also seen a higher proportion of women cycling on certain Cycle Superhighway routes including CS5 (from Oval to Vauxhall) but with a smaller percentage change than on Quietway 1. TfL’s investment in cycling is aimed at breaking down based barriers across all communities in London, and ensuring that London’s cycle network is welcoming and accessible to everyone.

This investment includes new infrastructure, improvements to digital wayfinding and journey planning, development and promotion of Santander Cycles and a programme of supporting measures including cycle training, cycling community grants and working with schools to encourage cycling. Projects funded through the Cycling Grants London programme include women’s cycling groups and projects aiming to give people with low incomes or from deprived backgrounds access to bicycles. The full list of projects funded through the programme can be found online (https://cyclinggrants.london/). Through these activities TfL aims to encourage more Londoners of all ages and backgrounds to take up cycling, supporting them to be active, and improving London’s air quality and congestion. |

Cycle diversity (3) Question No: 2018/1621 Florence Eshalomi MP How will those projects address a lack of diversity and what evidence is therethat those particular projects will have a positive effect? Answer for Cycle diversity (3) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (3) The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1620 | |

Cycle diversity (4) Question No: 2018/1622 Florence Eshalomi MP A 2009 survey by Sustrans showed that not feeling safe was the biggest concern women had about cycling (20%). Other big concerns were age (17%) and lack of fitness (8%) followed by a range of other issues around appearance. Have you undertaken any surveys to ask women what their biggest concerns about cycling were? Answer for Cycle diversity (4) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (4) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 Please see my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1620 |

Cycle diversity (5) Question No: 2018/1623 Florence Eshalomi MP The survey showed that 67% of women said cycle lanes separated from traffic was the number one thing that will get more women cycling over other options which included: 33% wanted clearly defined cycle lanes shared with buses 21% wanted enforced 20 mph speed limits or less 16% wanted bike training to be available where they live What action are you taking to respond to each of these four asks? Answer for Cycle diversity (5) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (5) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I am committed to increasing the provision of protected cycle lanes. Since I became Mayor the East-West Cycle Superhighway between Parliament Square and Lancaster Gate has been completed, providing a route fully separated from traffic through the heart of central London. Segregated cycle lanes have also been built at Westminster Bridge south and Archway, are under construction in Farringdon, as well as across our three mini-Holland boroughs. Transport for London (TfL) recently consulted on Cycle Superhighways 4 and 9, which will provide segregated cycle lanes in south-east and west London. In January, I announced the start of development on six new cycle routes which will create more segregated cycle lanes across London. TfL is also creating new bus lanes throughout London as part of the bus priority programme, which can be used by people cycling as a safer alternative to cycling with general traffic. Lowering speeds is fundamental to reducing road danger and TfL’s

comprehensive new approach will be set out in the Vision Zero Action Plan to be released this summer. TfL fund cycle training for all ages and abilities across Greater London, and also invests in Cycling Grants London, which supports all communities to cycle more through training sessions and guided rides. In 2017/18, 30,000 children and 21,000 adults were trained. |

Cycle diversity (6) Question No: 2018/1624 Florence Eshalomi MP Please provide me with a gender/ethnicity breakdown of Transport for London staff who are engaged in designing cycling facilities in London. Answer for Cycle diversity (6) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (6) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) aims to recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce. There are people in a number of teams from across the organisation who contribute to the work on designing cycling facilities, often in collaboration with colleagues in boroughs and other organisations. While TfL does not produce diversity data broken down by work area, it does produce an Annual Workforce Monitoring Report. As at 31 March 2017, TfL employed 27,453 people on a permanent basis. Of these, 23.4 per cent were women and 26.1 per cent were from a BAME community. These reports are available here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and- reports/equality-and-inclusion-publications |

Cycle diversity (7) Question No: 2018/1625 Florence Eshalomi MP A 2011 TfL report entitled, “What are the barriers to cycling amongst ethnic minority groups and people from deprived backgrounds?” makes a number of recommendations including;

Making cycling more economically accessible through initiatives such as recycled/pool bikes. Offering training to provide reassurance to participants that they can cycle. Running led group rides in controlled traffic-free environments to emphasise safety, build confidence and encourage socialising. Making use of existing groups and networks - building on existing relationships (trust/ role models) to successfully engage with the community and encourage people to ‘try’ cycling. Empowering members of the local community to help plan and deliver the initiatives - research demonstrates the benefits of schemes being run by ‘insiders’ and trusted networks of voluntary and community groups that are better placed to ‘broker relationships’. Tailoring flexible programmes that can accommodate home and family commitments, religious duties and cultural events. Cycling activities should also be run in warmer months (May - September), when the weather is more favourable. Involving the family - encouraging participants to see cycling as a family activity/hobby. Using community languages - recruiting staff with relevant language skills, and involving them in the design of baseline data collection and marketing materials from the very outset. Which of those recommendations are you currently actively supporting? Answer for Cycle diversity (7) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Cycle diversity (7) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is carrying out a wide range of activities arising from these recommendations. These activities, alongside record investment in safe and inclusive cycle infrastructure, will help address barriers to cycling and encourage currently under- represented social groups to take up cycling. TfL is empowering local communities to deliver their own initiatives through TfL’s Cycling Grants London programme. Since 2016, 75 local projects have been have been funded, encouraging 9,800 Londoners to cycle. The programme provides grants of up to £10,000 to tackle barriers to cycling and reach social groups that are traditionally under-represented in cycling. The local projects funded through the Cycling Grants London programmes include cycling group led by local cycling champions, women cycling groups and projects aiming to give access to bicycles to people with low incomes or from deprived backgrounds. The full list of projects funded through the programme is online (https://cyclinggrants.london/).

TfL works with schools through the Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe programme, an accreditation scheme for schools to inspire children from all backgrounds to travel actively. TfL also continues to deliver cycle training with 30,000 London school children and 21,000 adult Londoners trained in 2017/18. TfL encourages people and families to take up cycling through events celebrating cycling such as the annual Prudential Ride London FreeCycle in July in which 70,000 Londoners participated in 2017. We also showcase the pleasure and enjoyment of walking and cycling in London through our marketing and communication activities such as the ‘Walk, Cycle, Discover campaign’, launched on Monday 4 June. |

Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (1) Question No: 2018/1627 Nicky Gavron Following Parkhurst Road Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and London Borough of Islington. Case No: CO/3528/2017 an Islington Council spokesperson said: “This decision reinforces our long-standing position that developers should abide by the council’s planning guidelines, rather than overpaying for land and then trying to bypass our affordable housing requirements”. What difference do you think this landmark decision will make to your ability to build affordable housing? Answer for Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (1) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 This is an important judgment that sends a clear message that developers must take full account of affordable housing and other planning requirements when paying for land. I have introduced a new policy to fast track proposals that do this while supporting boroughs to rigorously assess viability assessments where these are submitted. The judgment is a step forward in closing the viability loophole but the government must do more to prevent the kind of gaming that is still prevalent. I commend Islington Council for taking a stand on this key issue which will help me and authorities across the country to secure the affordable housing that we desperately need. |

Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (2) Question No: 2018/1628 Nicky Gavron Following Parkhurst Road Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and London Borough of Islington. Case No: CO/3528/2017 the judge recommended that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ widely used 2012 Financial viability in planning (including appendices) should be revised “in order to address any misunderstandings about market valuation concepts and techniques and any other problems encountered in practice”. Do you agree with this recommendation and how would you like to see the RICS guidance changed? Answer for Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Land Value, Viability and Affordable Housing (2) The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Whatever the intention of the RICS Financial Viability in Planning Guidance, this has been used to avoid requirements for thousands of affordable homes up and down the country. Developers and consultants have argued that they cannot provide affordable housing based on inflated land transactions that assume little or no affordable housing. The High Court has called on the RICS to address this circular approach which has reduced affordable homes even on sites with no genuine viability constraints. The RICS guidance must be revised to support rather than undermine the planning system, leaving no doubt that planning requirements must be fully reflected in development proposals. This is vital to regain the trust of authorities and the public and demonstrate that it acts in the public interest as its Royal Charter requires. |

Land Values and the London Plan Question No: 2018/1629 Nicky Gavron On 9 May 2018, Savills published a report entitled “[Market in Minutes: UK residential development land](https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/240942-0” UK residential development land“)”. The report said that “There is less demand for smaller sites in outer London, providing an opportunity for smaller private developers and housing associations. However, if this situation continues, the aspiration of the draft London Plan to deliver 24,600 homes per year on smaller sites over the next 10 years is unlikely to be met.”

Do you accept this assessment and, if it were to play out in the way Savills describe, how could this impact on your target for homes on small sites? Answer for Land Values and the London Plan The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Land Values and the London Plan The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The report highlights the opportunity that small sites present. My draft London Plan includes a range of measures to harness that opportunity to ensure small sites play a much greater role in housing delivery across London. This includes a new policy specifically on small sites which includes a presumption in favour of development for proposals of up to 25 homes and giving each borough a 10-year housing delivery target for small sites. These measures will ensure the full potential of small sites across London can be unlocked. I am also piloting a scheme through TfL to make it easier for smaller and medium-sized builders to bid for small development sites. These measures will increase demand for small sites across London as well as enabling more smaller and medium-sized builders to enter the market. For these reasons I do not accept Savills’ assessment that the target is unlikely to be met. |

PD rights for Commercial Buildings Question No: 2018/1630 Nicky Gavron Do you agree with Recommendation 9 of the Town and Country Planning Association’s report “Delivering affordable homes in a changing world” which says, “The government should not extend permitted development rights to allow commercial buildings to be demolished and replaced with homes. Extending permitted development to include the demolition of commercial buildings which will be replaced with homes without requiring a full planning consent risks creating a legacy of poorly serviced, badly designed places that will not provide for those in greatest housing need.” Please give your reasons. Answer for PD rights for Commercial Buildings The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for PD rights for Commercial Buildings The Mayor

Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I have serious concerns about the government’s planned extension of permitted development rights to allow demolition and rebuild of commercial buildings. If the regulations are similar to the current office to residential permitted development, they could lead to the loss of occupied workspaces, and would not require these developments to contribute to affordable housing, or meet housing space standards. London needs many more new homes, and some older office buildings do have the potential for redevelopment. However, such developments should be plan-led, well- designed and contribute to the supply of genuinely affordable homes, as well as re- providing commercial floorspace, and make best use of land. |

Recreational illegal drug use and violent crime Question No: 2018/1632 Joanne McCartney Do you agree that those who use illegal drugs are enabling violent crime? Answer for Recreational illegal drug use and violent crime The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Recreational illegal drug use and violent crime The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 There is evidence to suggest that the illegal drugs market plays a significant role in generating violence. The recently published Home Office Serious Violence Strategy identifies the drugs market as one of the key drivers of violent crime across the country. I am working with the Police to tirelessly bear down on violence in all its forms. Beyond the enforcement and proactive work being carried out by the MPS, MOPAC and the GLA, there are many other partners who also have a role to play in tackling violence in London. |

W3 Bus Question No: 2018/1633 Joanne McCartney A number of residents have contacted me complaining about the reliability of the W3 Bus. Is it possible to have the performance data for the W3 bus for the past year? If your

response could include kilometres covered, bus speeds, waiting times, departure times and customer satisfaction this would be beneficial to my constituents. Answer for W3 Bus The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for W3 Bus The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Between 27 May 2017 and 25 May 2018, route W3: Operated 817,312.5 miles of a scheduled total of 837,264.8 miles (97.62 per cent) Operated at a mean observed speed of 9.4 miles per hour (average per four-week period). This is almost identical to the mean observed speed for the bus network as a whole for the same period. Had an excess waiting time of 0.98 minutes (average per four-week period), compared to the target of 1.0 minutes. ‘Excess waiting time’ denotes the amount of time customers needed to wait for buses above the expected waiting time. Transport for London (TfL) does not hold customer satisfaction data at route level. Between April and August 2018, route W3 is operating at a slightly reduced frequency. This is to allow more time for buses to complete their journeys via a lengthy diversion (towards Finsbury Park only) during the White Hart Lane Public Realm Improvement Scheme. The revised frequency is designed to provide a reliable service within the resource available on this route. During this period: Monday to Friday day times buses run every 5-8 mins (normally every 4-6 mins) Saturday daytime buses run every 7-8 mins (normally every 6-7 mins) Sunday daytime buses run every 11 mins (normally every 10 mins) TfL is working with the bus operator, Arriva, on a variety of causes of unreliability along this route. Arriva is also particularly focusing on the performance of the route towards Finsbury Park station in the morning peak hours. |

StArt and the St Anne’s Hospital Site, Haringey Question No: 2018/1634 Joanne McCartney I am pleased that via your new Land Fund you have acquired part of the St Anne’s Hospital site and will significantly increase the number of ‘genuinely affordable’ homes to 50% (previously only 14% affordable). StArt, a group of Haringey residents and workers, have been campaigning for a community-led development on this site for some time. How will you engage with StArt throughout the development process and how will you ensure their views and ambitions are taken on board? Answer for StArt and the St Anne’s Hospital Site, Haringey The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for StArt and the St Anne’s Hospital Site, Haringey The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 My team has been working closely with StArt for some time before the GLA acquired the St Anne’s site. They are finalising terms of a Memorandum of Understanding with StART, setting out how we intend to work together throughout the developer process. |

New Train Delays (1) Question No: 2018/1635 Joanne McCartney I am aware that the introduction of new Class710 trains which will serve London Overground routes including Gospel Oak-Barking and the Lea Valley lines, has been delayed for until later this summer. Are you able to explain why there has been this delay? Answer for New Train Delays (1) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for New Train Delays (1) The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The first of the new ‘Class710’ trains was unveiled on 20 June 2018 and will enter service on the Gospel Oak-Barking route by November 2018. I am very keen to see these new trains in service as soon as possible, especially as Londoners have been very patient while the electrification works by Network Rail have been taking place. Network Rail’s

electrification of the Gospel Oak-Barking route took longer than expected and was completed and safety certified in mid-June. Further software development and testing was also needed by the train manufacturer, which has delayed the schedule slightly further. Rigorous safety testing along the London Overground network and training of drivers will take place over the summer, and Transport for London is working closely with the manufacturer to meet the commitment of having the first trains in passenger service by November. | |

New Train Delays (2) Question No: 2018/1636 Joanne McCartney Will the delay in the introduction of the Class710 trains have a knock-on effect to the proposed timetable change in December, which is expected to increase frequencies across the Overground network? Answer for New Train Delays (2) The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for New Train Delays (2) The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 The first of the new ‘Class710’ trains will enter service on the Gospel Oak to Barking line by November 2018, before the proposed timetable change for which no plans have been confirmed. Please also see my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1305.

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Gospel Oak-Barking Line Timetable Question No: 2018/1637 Joanne McCartney The new summer timetable on the Gospel Oak-Barking Line shows five removed services which will continue to run until the new, larger Class710 trains are introduced later this summer. However, one of these services will now run 15 minutes later than before. Are you able to explain why this change was made? Answer for Gospel Oak-Barking Line Timetable

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gospel Oak-Barking Line Timetable The Mayor Last updated: 06 July, 2018 The five services you refer to are additional non-timetabled trains that operate where demand exceeds capacity. These services will continue to operate until the first of the new ‘Class710’ trains enter service by November 2018. To continue to run the additional trains, these services have to fit around freight trains, other train operators who have also amended their timetables, and other Transport for London services. Unfortunately, this means that one train in the afternoon peak period now runs 15 minutes later than before.

New Govia Thameslink Timetable Question No: 2018/1638 Joanne McCartney Given the recent rail chaos caused by the new Govia Thameslink timetable changes, will you continue to lobby the Government for this franchise to be broken up given their failings in introducing the new timetable? Answer for New Govia Thameslink Timetable The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for New Govia Thameslink Timetable The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Please see my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1685. |

Devolution of Great Northern Services to TfL Question No: 2018/1639 Joanne McCartney Further to my MQs 2017/4067 and supplementary question under 2018/0230, given the recent rail chaos caused by the new Govia Thameslink timetable changes, will you renew

the call for the Great Northern services from Moorgate to be handed over to Transport for London, as recommended in the Gibb Report? Answer for Devolution of Great Northern Services to TfL The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Devolution of Great Northern Services to TfL The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Please see my response to Mayor’s Question 2018/1685. |

Single Use Plastics at Music Venues Question No: 2018/1640 Joanne McCartney What steps are you taking to encourage music venues and festivals to reduce their use of single use plastics, such as plastic cups? Answer for Single Use Plastics at Music Venues The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Single Use Plastics at Music Venues The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 My ambition is for London to send no biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026, and by 2030, for 65 per cent of London’s municipal waste to be recycled. Londoners can adopt small changes that can have a big environmental impact - like refilling bottles and cups with tap water instead of buying new single-use ones. To encourage this, I call on all venues to sign up to my Refill London pilot scheme which I launched on 15 June, making their publicly accessible water taps available to all Londoners. My Culture and Creative Industries and Environment teams recently convened a roundtable for cultural organisations, including those who run music events and festivals, to look at how they can reduce their consumption of single-use plastic. My teams have commissioned leading environmental organisation Julie’s Bicycle to explore how this work can be taken further and to engage more cultural organisations including music venues. The industry body for music venues, the Music Venue Trust, is also exploring this issue with its members and I look forward to seeing progress in the year ahead.

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Single Use Plastics at Sports Venues Question No: 2018/1641 Joanne McCartney What steps are you taking to encourage sports venues such as football matches to reduce their use of single use plastics, like plastic cups? Answer for Single Use Plastics at Sports Venues The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Single Use Plastics at Sports Venues The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 In addition to Mayor’s Question 2018/1640, my Sports team will be reviewing its framework for supporting major sports events in London later this year. This will include a review of how best to incentivise event organisers and venues to promote best practice for environmental sustainability, and looking at how they can reduce their consumption of single-use plastic, by calling on venue to provide free tap water and join Refill London. |

Violent Crime Taskforce Question No: 2018/1642 Joanne McCartney In which boroughs has the Violent Crime Taskforce been deployed? Has violent crime reduced following their deployment? Answer for Violent Crime Taskforce The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Violent Crime Taskforce The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Violent Crime Task Force has been deployed to several boroughs in London to supress violence. These deployments may involve covert policing options and as such are not disclosed at present. The Violent Crime Task Force of 150 officers has working to reduce violence since its inception in April 2018 and it is too early to assess the impact of its

activity. The work of the Taskforce is being tracked and reviewed with a view to assess the impact of individual postings as well as the entire team. |

Knife Crime in Enfield & Haringey Question No: 2018/1643 Joanne McCartney Knife crime has risen in Enfield and Haringey; what extra resources and operations have you made available in these boroughs to enable the police and other partners to be able to respond to this issue? Answer for Knife Crime in Enfield & Haringey The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Knife Crime in Enfield & Haringey The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Haringey and Enfield Boroughs have received significant additional support in the first six months of 2018 to tackle knife crime. Additional resources deployed include the newly formed Violent Crime Taskforce, comprising both highly visible uniformed patrols and plain-clothed officers deployed in unmarked cars to violent crime hotspots. Additionally, a four-week posting of the Territorial Support Group to both boroughs, beginning in mid-May, has resulted in 12 arrests for possession of offensive weapons and bladed articles, six arrests for firearms offences and 13 arrests for violent crimes including assault, robbery and murder. Following on from my Knife Crime Strategy commitments both boroughs have joint MPS and Local Authority, Knife Crime Action plans. |

Gun Crime in Enfield & Haringey Question No: 2018/1644 Joanne McCartney Gun crime has risen in Enfield and Haringey; what extra resources and operations have you made available in these boroughs to enable the police and other partners to be able to respond to this issue? Answer for Gun Crime in Enfield & Haringey The Mayor

Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Gun Crime in Enfield & Haringey The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Police in Haringey and Enfield are working closely with officers from the Trident Command to tackle the use of guns by urban street gangs and organised crime groups. Activity has included intelligence-led operations, using specialist ANPR officers working alongside local officers, to identify and disrupt vehicles used by gangs to transport weapons, and warrants on addresses where guns are believed to be stored. In parallel to enforcement activity, work is underway in partnership with Trident and both councils to identify the young people most vulnerable to criminal or sexual exploitation and ensure comprehensive support is put in place to safeguard them from further harm. |

Rail services Question No: 2018/1671 Onkar Sahota After Chris Grayling’s comments that Network Rail is currently “unable to cope” with the number of commuters, how is the Mayor working with Transport for London to ensure our transport systems continue to successfully meet the needs of commuters, despite the context of a struggle transport system under the current Government? Answer for Rail services The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Rail services The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 Under my mayoralty, Transport for London (TfL) is investing record amounts in new infrastructure across London’s transport network. It has already delivered some of the biggest Tube capacity growth that London has ever seen while even more is on the way: • TfL now runs a train every 100 seconds on the Victoria line during the busiest parts of the day, making it one of the most frequent metro services in the world carrying an extra 3,000 passengers each hour. • In January 2018, the high frequency evening peak services on the Northern line were doubled enabling more Londoners to get home faster.

• 250 new Tube trains are being built for the Piccadilly, Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines, with the first new trains running on the Piccadilly line from 2023. • Station upgrades including providing step-free access are happening across the network, with work already completed at Victoria, Bond Street and Finsbury Park. • Since being handed over to TfL, London Overground’s ridership has increased by 400 per cent; on some routes delays have decreased by 30 per cent; customer satisfaction went up by 18 per cent; with more visible staff at stations. • The frequency of trains on the London Overground has increased, from 400 per day in 2007 to nearly 1,500 per day in 2017. • The central section of the Elizabeth line is on track to open in December, adding 10 per cent capacity to the rail network in London, while a further 33 per cent will be added after the new signalling upgrades on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines are complete. • Work is underway the Northern line extension with one also planned for the Bakerloo line supporting thousands of new homes and jobs. • TfL remain committed to consulting on the revised proposals for Crossrail 2, including the financial case, as soon as possible. As set out in my Transport Strategy, the scheme is vital for London and the whole of the South East. The Govia Thameslink Railway timetable change has resulted in chaos, with terrible impacts on passengers and enormous damage to London’s international reputation. I have raised my concerns directly with the Secretary of State for Transport and indicated to him that if he were to strip Govia Thameslink Railway of their contract, he would have my support. In addition, I have asked for an inquiry into what caused this chain of events. The case for a radical approach to improving commuter rail services in London and the South East has been proven beyond any doubt. |

Metropolitan Police Volunteers Question No: 2018/1672 Onkar Sahota With the current campaign to increase the number of voluntary police officers to 3,200 by 2021, how does the Mayor see these volunteers being distributed across London, and what work is being done to ensure there are enough volunteers signed up in West London? Answer for Metropolitan Police Volunteers The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response

Answer for Metropolitan Police Volunteers The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has undertaken several pieces of work to better understand special constables, including survey’s and research with universities, so that it is better able to support and attract new volunteers. The MPS is also strongly promoting the Employer Supported Policing (ESP) scheme. This is a national Home Office initiative, which encourages businesses to release their employees during work time to work as special constables. The MPS has recently appointed a dedicated lead and several large and high-profile businesses have already signed up including BT Open Reach, Civil Service Fast Stream and British Airways. For 2018/19 the Mayor’s Office Policing And Crime (MOPAC) will also provide a £150 council tax payment to specials who live in London. Once recruited, special constables are asked to provide posting preferences and are deployed according to these. As special constables are volunteers it would be counterproductive to try to force them to deploy elsewhere. The MPS would no doubt welcome Assembly Member support to encourage Londoners to become special constables. |

London Ambulance Service Question No: 2018/1673 Onkar Sahota The London Ambulance service have recently announced a plan to treat half of all 999 call patients at the scene. Given the impact it will have on the lives of Londoners what input has he had into the planning of this proposal and what strategy is in place to monitor its implementation and criteria to measure success? Answer for London Ambulance Service The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for London Ambulance Service The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I regularly meet the Chairman and CEO of London Ambulance Service (LAS) to discuss the challenges they face and their plans to improve the service.

LAS advises that it will work with the wider NHS (which fully supports this strategic direction) to implement this over the next five years. I understand the intention is to pilot these services in the first instance in order to demonstrate the benefits before rolling out across the city. LAS itself will monitor the implementation of its strategy and it has established a programme management office to undertake this. Patient safety is of paramount importance - each of the pilots will have a quality impact assessment carried out which will identify any patient risks. | |

Institutional Racism In Police Question No: 2018/1675 Navin Shah Neville Lawrence, the father of Stephen Lawrence, speaking on the 25th anniversary of his son’s murder said “There is debate about racism, there are organisations set up to help to make people understand about racism, the police have been put under the spotlight because of Stephen’s death.” How does the Met Police compare from 25 years ago? Is the police still institutionally racist? Answer for Institutional Racism In Police The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Institutional Racism In Police The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has made great strides over the years to reduce disproportionality and improve its diversity though there is clearly further to go. Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) officers now account for 14% of all officers, the MPS has more BAME officers than ever - over 4,200, and 25% of all new recruits. The MPS continues to use innovative recruitment techniques and provide positive action support to increase its diversity. The MPS has a dedicated Strategic Inclusion and Diversity strategy, led by a Commander and overseen by the Commissioner. Unconscious bias training is now provided to all new recruits and existing officers. The MPS has also worked hard to improve its internal complaints process following the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) investigation. As I set out in my Police and Crime Plan, no-one should feel that they are unfairly treated because of their gender, race or sexual orientation and there is a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind. It is vital for both officer wellbeing and wider public confidence that individuals feel secure

enough to raise grievances, and the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) will continue to oversee MPS plans to keep tackling this important issue. The EHRC recognised MPS efforts in its statement last autumn; commending the significant improvements, commitment shown and progress in implementing the recommendations from its investigation. Though the MPS has made significant progress we cannot be complacent. Despite all efforts the MPS are still some way from representing the people they serve, London is at least 40% BAME, and there are still communities whose trust must be earned. We still see disproportionality in the use of stop and search and the internal misconduct process; and we must continue to work to reduce this. I continue to support the Commissioner in her efforts to make the MPS a truly inclusive and diverse organisation. |

BSL Charter Question No: 2018/1676 Navin Shah Further to your answer of Question 2018/1236, can you tell me which members of London’s Deaf Community have you met from the British Deaf Association to progress implementation of the charter and what progress have you made so far? Answer for BSL Charter The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for BSL Charter The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 Thank you for your continued interest in my pledge to make the GLA’s services more accessible for BSL Deaf Londoners. Planning to date has involved meeting members of London’s Deaf community and a meeting with the Senior Community Development Manager from the British Deaf Association. Inclusive London, my new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy published last month, acknowledges this important commitment which I will sign later this year. GLA Officers look forward to continued engagement with the BDA and London’s Deaf communities over the coming months.

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day Question No: 2018/1677 Navin Shah Will you be doing anything to support World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on the 19 June? Answer for World Sickle Cell Awareness Day The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for World Sickle Cell Awareness Day The Mayor Last updated: 31 July, 2018 Thank you for your question. I will ask my team what we can do to promote next year’s World Sickle Cell Awareness Day.

Two Brent schools found to have illegal air pollution levels Question No: 2018/1678 Navin Shah I welcome the first of 50 air quality audits you have carried out across London. I was concerned to see that your audit revealed that children in two primary schools in my constituency (Borough of Brent) are routinely exposed to illegal levels of pollution. What measures do you plan to put in place in collaboration with Brent Council to improve the quality of air being breathed by pupils at John Keble in Harlesden and Ark Franklin in Kensal Rise?

Answer for Two Brent schools found to have illegal air pollution levels The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Two Brent schools found to have illegal air pollution levels The Mayor Last updated: 02 July, 2018 I am concerned about poor air quality around London’s schools. Breathing in dirty air can affect children’s health and well-being. That’s why I have audited 50 primary schools in the city’s most polluted areas. My audits have assessed indoor and outdoor air pollution and made recommendations that can help protect students from exposure to poor air quality. Proposed measures range from

pedestrianisation around school entrances and exits, to improving indoor ventilation, creating more green space and encouraging walking and cycling. I want every school that needs an audit to have one. We’ve developed a toolkit to enable boroughs to deliver audits at other schools and I would like boroughs such as Brent to work with their schools to promote and disseminate the guidance and audit toolkit, produced as part of this programme, to other schools in their borough. I’ve also announced a total of £1.05 million in additional funding. This includes £10,000 to each of the 50 audited schools to kick start some of these changes straight away, as they work with their local borough on implementing wider recommendations. I have asked boroughs to match this funding. Any school located in a polluted area will also be able to apply for greening funding through my Greener City Fund. There will also be £250,000 for a new nursery audits programme which will also trial indoor air filtration. This is not the only funding I have made available to make improvements at schools. In 2018/19 a total of £237 million has been budgeted to help boroughs manage their streets (including LIP funding). Boroughs have been encouraged to use some of this to implement the audit recommendations at schools in their areas as well as fund new audits for other affected schools. Finally, I would also like to see Clinical Commissioning Groups supporting the funding of the recommendations given the exposure to poor air quality is a public health issue.

Reducing child obesity Question No: 2018/1679 Navin Shah I welcome your proposal on banning junk food advertising across the entire Transport for London network. I know that you are doing a lot of work to eradicate this - but I wanted to find out what engagement you have had with boroughs across London as I know that some boroughs are doing some key work on this and it would be good to adopt some of their practices. For example, Brent Council has implemented healthy living schemes which include free swimming for under-16s during the school holidays and supporting primary schools through walking and running challenges. They have also introduced a new policy which limits the number of takeaways near schools and in town centres. Is this something that can be considered in your strategies including the new London Plan? Answer for Reducing child obesity The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Reducing child obesity The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018

I made a commitment in my manifesto to challenge the spread of fast food shops close to schools and I have included policy E9 in the draft London Plan to limit hot food takeaways around schools. I welcome the support from the public and boroughs, including Brent, for this policy. There is a great deal of excellent work happening across London to reduce children obesity, for example 28 London boroughs are partners in my Healthy Schools London programme which is signed up more than 82% of London’s schools and is supporting children to be more physically active and eat healthy food whilst at school. I am establishing London’s Child Obesity Taskforce to share, amplify these efforts and challenge London and its partners to be far more ambitious in our aim to reduce child obesity. My new draft London Food Strategy, currently out for consultation, also recognises the role of local authorities in improving the food environment and calls upon them to sign up to and promote initiatives such as the local government declaration on sugar reduction and healthier food. |

Issues concerning Harrow & Wealdstone Station Question No: 2018/1680 Navin Shah In the last few months I’ve had a number of complaints about the poor state of facilities at the above station raised by local residents, local councillors and the latest list of the following issues raised by a local public transport users association is set out below. Unfortunately, little or no progress has been made to resolve the complaints so I’ve been specifically asked to raise these with you to resolve the outstanding problems speedily. If further explanation or a site visit is required, I’d be happy to arrange this with the residents/local group. The poor condition of the toilets next to P1 and early closing. Concern over wheelchair users exiting trains with no station staff available to deploy the ramp and train crews have to do this, thus delaying the services.

The Harrow entrance: People often wait here for taxis or pick-up: no sign advising them to go to the Wealdstone entrance. The entrance and car park are poorly lit Pedestrians have to dodge in between cars to access and leave the station. Some sort of Zebra-type hatching for pedestrian routes is suggested. Graffiti on the road bridge which is visible from the platforms is not cleared within a reasonable time.

The ’Wealdstone` entrance: a General appearance feels threatening and not welcoming. b. The Ticket machines are “not user friendly”. c. The entrance is very poor.

5. The Lift to P1 is frequently out of order.

6. The way out sign towards Wealdstone at the top of P6 is still covered up.

7. The sign at the top of P4 & P5 stairs showing Gatwick/ Brighton has been covered, but there is no indication as to where to go for Clapham Junction and Croydon trains. The overbridge for passengers has security tape on several windows to protect them from falling out - passing trains cause them to open. Also, the floor of the bridge shakes when trains pass underneath - very disconcerting. 8. Platform 2/3 waiting room is unheated and in poor condition. The floor is often wet and slippery. 9. Bakerloo service: When trains are not going to Elephant & Castle but to the depot just before, the train describer shows London Road which means nothing to passengers - it’s not a station. The Describers should show Waterloo. 10. “Suicide gates” on P.2/3 & 4/5: Whilst understanding why installed, problems arise when a train calls and no staff member unlocks the gate(s). Answer for Issues concerning Harrow & Wealdstone Station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Issues concerning Harrow & Wealdstone Station The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) is aware of the issues at Harrow & Wealdstone station and officers are looking at how these could be best addressed. The station is owned by Network Rail and leased by London Underground. A meeting between the two organisations is scheduled at the end of this month after which TfL will be able to provide you with a full briefing and an offer of a site visit or meeting to take you through how the issues will be resolved. |

Double Decker Buses on Northwick Avenue Question No: 2018/1681 Navin Shah The situation is farcical as after a number of explorations including site visits with Transport for London, the issue about double decker buses remains a major problem on this road for residents and local councillors. Residents were told many months ago that double decker buses would no longer be used at weekends but they are still using the old DD buses at weekends and late into the evenings. They are often empty and blowing out pollution, keeping residents awake because they are so noisy. They are also shaking the houses as they pass and damaging our roads. We were also told that these buses were temporary and would be phased out. Can we please have an update on the current situation about the routes operated through this road and status of double decker bases? Answer for Double Decker Buses on Northwick Avenue The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Double Decker Buses on Northwick Avenue The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 These concerns relate to routes H18 and H19, which are low-frequency services running every 20 minutes. These services are contracted to run with single-deck buses, except during peak periods when double-deckers are needed to meet demand from school journeys. Double-deck buses are also likely to be used as replacement buses in the event of a bus being taken out of service. This is because double-deckers comprise the majority of buses in the Watford garage, from where these routes currently operate. In September 2018, the contract for routes H18 and H19 is moving to a new operator, meaning buses will come from a different garage. Transport for London expects that, after this, residents will see fewer double-deckers on Northwick Avenue outside of peak times, as the new operator should have more single-deck buses available. While this does not immediately address the residents’ concerns, I hope it provides explanation and reassurance about the future nature of these services. |

Food prices Question No: 2018/1682 Fiona Twycross Are you concerned that food prices in London will rise as a result of leaving the EU and what impact will this have on Londoners? How can we mitigate the impact? Answer for Food prices

The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Food prices The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I am extremely concerned about the potential impact of Brexit on our whole food system given that food imports from the EU constitute about 31 per cent of the UK’s food supply and 35 per cent of food manufacturing workers come from the EU. If Brexit were to result in new regulatory barriers, tariff barriers or lengthy customs delays, it could deepen the skills crisis the food sector already faces and food imports could significantly rise in price which will have a profound impact upon those already living with food insecurity. This is why tackling food insecurity is a priority in the new draft London Food Strategy. In the strategy I have committed to champion a flexible approach to migration and work with businesses to find solutions to the challenges that Brexit poses. I will also make sure the food and hospitality sectors can meet demand, innovate and continue to grow to ensure a strong food economy. |

Food insecurity measurements Question No: 2018/1683 Fiona Twycross Your draft London Food Strategy states that you plan to undertake research to support the development of long-term solutions to the causes and impacts of food insecurity, including how we can measure its prevalence. Will you support the campaign by End Hunger UK and Emma Lewell-Buck MP who is calling on the Government to start measuring food insecurity across the UK through a Private Members Bill in October? Answer for Food insecurity measurements The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Food insecurity measurements The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Yes, I fully support calls for the Government to start measuring food insecurity. Trussell Trust figures show that food bank usage has risen for six consecutive years in London which is unacceptable but this only reveals part of the picture as there are other providers of crisis food support, and many more Londoners who may be eligible for support do not receive help due to the stigma associated with foodbanks.

What gets measured gets done and it is therefore imperative that the government responds to this campaign and takes action. It is why I have lobbied ministers to introduce a standard measure of household food insecurity and committed to undertake associated work in the draft London Food Strategy which will include a measure of its prevalence. |

Safer Cycling Question No: 2018/1684 Fiona Twycross In your Transport Strategy, you said you would transform the experience of walking and cycling in central London by reducing the dominance of vehicular traffic, including the transformation of Oxford Street. With plans for the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street rejected by Westminster Council, how do you propose to continue with your vision of healthy streets when this flagship scheme has been delayed? Answer for Safer Cycling The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Safer Cycling The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I am determined to implement my vision for Central London as set out in my Transport Strategy, and I have made clear that I will not walk away from Oxford Street. Central London is a globally important cultural and economic centre, and as such needs to be well connected and have high-quality public realm where people can enjoy walking and cycling. Many other schemes that prioritise walking, cycling and using public transport are already being delivered across Central London. For example, the transformation of Tottenham Court Road is underway, which will address poor air quality, reduce traffic dominance and create safe space for cycling; as will the North-South Cycle Superhighway, currently being extended to Kings Cross. Other schemes are being planned, such as delivering a better street environment for people walking and cycling at Old Street roundabout, redesigning the Waterloo IMAX junction, making Lambeth Bridge north and south safer and completing the Central London Grid of cycle routes, which also improve conditions for pedestrians. |

Train Networks Question No: 2018/1685 Fiona Twycross How can confidence be restored in the train networks in and out of London following the timetable changes? Answer for Train Networks The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Train Networks The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 I am acutely aware of the considerable dissatisfaction among commuters over the introduction of the new Thameslink timetable. There has been severe disruption and cancellations across the network, including in some instances trains reportedly disappearing from timetables altogether and this performance is simply unacceptable. These changes were billed as an increase and improvement in services, but instead they have resulted in chaos, in and outside London, damaging our international reputation and impacting terribly on passengers. The sheer number of cancellations and delays is intolerable and I agree with the Secretary of State for Transport’s view that GTR’s service is wholly unsatisfactory. Passengers have faced years of terrible service on suburban rail services but the last month has been utter chaos. With no clear plan in place to fix the situation, it is only right that Charles Horton has stood down. I wrote to him prior to his resignation calling for urgent action but nothing has been done. Commuters are continuing to face cancellations, delays and severe disruption on a daily basis. I have also raised my concerns directly with the Secretary of State for Transport and told him that if he stripped GTR of their contract, he would have my support. The inquiry into what caused this chain of events is a vital piece of work. The case for a radical approach to improving commuter rail services in London and the South East has been proven beyond any doubt. I have also begun discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport to transfer some Great Northern Moorgate services from the Department for Transport (DfT) to TfL as recommended in the Gibb Report and the DfT’s ‘strategic vision for rail’. I continue to make the case for the transfer of other rail services from the Department for Transport to TfL, to allow us to deliver similar improvements to those we have achieved on London Overground and TfL Rail. |

Norwood Junction Station Question No: 2018/1686 Fiona Twycross A constituent has asked me whether you could urge your new Deputy Mayor for Transport to prioritise making Norwood Junction station step free? Answer for Norwood Junction Station The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Norwood Junction Station The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 As noted in my answer to Mayor’s Question 2018/1243, TfL will review the case for the provision of step free access at Norwood Junction and other stations if and when the DfT invites recommendations for step free access schemes for Network Rail’s next financial settlement period from 2019 to 2024. |

Oyster Card Charges Question No: 2018/1687 Fiona Twycross How many foreign visitors to London lose money due to being charged maximum fare because they don’t touch out correctly? Does this money get repaid if they have ordered their Oyster card in advance? Answer for Oyster Card Charges The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Oyster Card Charges The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) regularly publishes details of the number of maximum fares on its website. However, no data is held on the number of maximum fares charged to foreign visitors as it would not be possible to reliably identify them within other Oyster users. TfL provides information and services to help visitors plan their visit and get around. It provides information on its website (tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london) and through third party visitor partners, such as London & Partners and VisitBritain, which emphasises the importance of touching in and touching out.

TfL is also working to improve its automatic refunds to customers, including visitors, who make an occasional mistake. From later this year, Oyster refunds will be available for pick- up on the next day and the range of outlets for pick-ups will be extended to include all London’s buses as well as train and Tube stations. These changes will benefit visitors in particular as they may only be in London for a short time. An increasing number of overseas visitors are also now using their contactless payment cards for travel. This avoids the need to order an Oyster card in advance and means that any refunds can be sent directly to the cardholder’s card account. |

Sofa-surfing Question No: 2018/1688 Fiona Twycross Does the Mayor have figures on the numbers of people ‘sofa-surfing’ in London? If so, how many of these are registered as homeless? Answer for Sofa-surfing The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Sofa-surfing The Mayor Last updated: 24 July, 2018 The Mayor does not hold information on the number of people ‘sofa surfing’ in London. If people ‘sofa surfing’ were homeless but not registered as such, their number would not be recorded, as their homelessness is hidden. Where a local authority has accepted a full duty for someone under homelessness legislation, the authority would have a duty to secure suitable accommodation for them meaning they should not need to sofa surf.

Private Rented Sector Question No: 2018/1689 Fiona Twycross With numbers of households not expecting to buy their own home having gone up by 50% since 2010, what impact will this have long term on the private-rented sector? Answer for Private Rented Sector The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018

Officers are drafting a response Answer for Private Rented Sector The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 As my revised London Housing Strategy sets out, as more people are renting for longer the PRS will become home to increasing numbers of families with children and older people. It is therefore all the more vital to ensure the private rented sector is reformed to become a 21st century tenure. This means regulation, enforcement and state support must be radically reformed to provide better quality, more stable and more affordable homes for private renters. My initiatives such as the Private Rented Sector Partnership, the London Model and the Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker show that I am willing to do everything I can to achieve this, but my powers are limited. Ultimately Government must act to bring forward these reforms. |

Help-to-buy Loans Question No: 2018/1690 Fiona Twycross Should help-to-buy loans in London follow the Welsh example of allowing those buying greener properties for the first time to borrow more? Answer for Help-to-buy Loans The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Help-to-buy Loans The Mayor Last updated: 04 July, 2018 My officers understand that the Welsh Government intend to include energy costs in their affordability calculator for prospective Help to Buy purchasers. However, mortgage providers have not been obliged to change their existing practices or affordability assessments. Help to Buy is due to come to an end in 2021, and I am urging Government to ensure a smooth transition to a more sustainable successor. My priorities for any future scheme are that it is less dependent on public investment, that it minimises the risk of inflating prices, and that it helps to incentivise good practice in the development industry.

Plastic Bottles Question No: 2018/1691 Fiona Twycross Would the Mayor support the Norwegian model of deposit bottle scheme whereby the person returning the bottle can opt to give the return amount to charity? Answer for Plastic Bottles The Mayor Last updated: 26 June, 2018 Officers are drafting a response Answer for Plastic Bottles The Mayor Last updated: 29 June, 2018 As part of my ambition for London to send no biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026, I am very supportive of deposit return schemes and I have offered London as a test-bed for a pilot to government, but government is yet to take me up on this offer. In the meantime, my officers continue to investigate the viability of local deposit return schemes with local partners. My Officers will explore the Norwegian model as part of any feasibility study and pilot scheme.

Oral Update on the Report of the Mayor Question No: 2018/1697 Tony Arbour Tony Arbour AM (Chairman): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes in length on matters occurring since the publication of his report. We have had a request for a matter for inclusion within the Mayor’s oral report, which is from David Kurten [AM], who wants an update on why the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) decided to close down the Lewisham East by-election hustings on the evening of Tuesday, 12 June 2018. Mr Mayor. Answer for Oral Update on the Report of the Mayor The Mayor Last updated: 21 June, 2018 Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London): Good morning. Since we last met we have marked the anniversaries of both the London Bridge and Finsbury Park terrorist attacks. A year on, it is no less difficult and no less painful. We send our best wishes, love and prayers to the victims’ families and everyone who was injured. As well as remembering those we lost last year, I know the whole Assembly will join me in paying tribute once again to the heroic efforts of our emergency services, transport colleagues, and ordinary Londoners who bravely ran towards danger while directing others towards safety. The cowardly terrorists who commit these horrific acts do so to try to divide us, to fuel fear, and to change how we

treat one another. I am proud of the way we have responded as a city, standing united in defiance and staying true to our values and our way of life. Last year was an incredibly tough time for our city, and I know, as we mark these sad anniversaries and as we honour the innocent victims, we recommit as Londoners to honouring them through our actions and standing united against terrorism. We also - as you said - recently marked the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. I have met with survivors, residents and the local community on many occasions over the last year. The grief felt by the local community and by people across our city is still raw. I am sure I speak for all of us when I say we send our prayers and best wishes once again to the families and friends who lost loved ones. Alongside the heartache, the Grenfell Fire has shone a light on the stark inequalities that still exist in our city. A year on, we must be more determined than ever to ensure justice is done, but also to implement the changes we need to create a fairer, more equal society, one that works for everyone. Since we last met, Chairman, I have also been working on a number of other strategies and initiatives to improve the lives of Londoners. Crucially, this includes continuing to do everything possible to tackle violent crime in our city, not only by working with the police to crack down on the problem, but by working to tackle the complex root causes of violent crime. I have also continued to lobby the Government for the extra resources we need to help keep our city as safe as possible, as our police service is still overstretched and under- resourced as a consequence of Government cuts. I look forward to answering further questions during the course of today, but I have, as you said, been asked to give an oral update on a question asked by Assembly Member Kurten. I want to start by congratulating Janet Daby, the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East, on her emphatic victory. As with all London MPs, I look forward to working with her on the key challenges facing our city and creating more opportunities for Londoners to fulfil their potential. I know Janet will make a tremendous MP, following in the footsteps of her illustrious predecessor, Heidi Alexander, whom we are now lucky to have as London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport. My understanding is this specific incident, a hustings, occurred during a pre-planned event that the MPS was aware of and for which it had a policing plan in place. On the evening, around 100 of the group For Britain’s supporters attended the event, and a crowd of 100 to 150 antifascist protestors also gathered outside. This caused the MPS concerns for public safety. Police officers liaised with the organiser, and the event was closed with his permission after he and the candidate for For Britain Movement Party were informed that the police could no longer guarantee public safety. This was an operational decision taken by the police in conjunction with the organiser. David Kurten AM: Mr Mayor, I want to contest something of what you said there. There were not 100 people from the For Britain movement in the hustings. In fact, there was hardly anyone there. The candidate herself did not turn up. I was there. I was intimidated and harassed myself, as were almost all of the candidates and voters going into the meeting who wanted to listen to the candidates speaking. There was a mob outside, which was acting with absolute thuggery, something I have never seen in this country before. On your

watch, in London, a hustings, part of the democratic process for a by-election, was shut down. It was not the mob that was dispersed by the police. It was the candidates and the voters inside. Everyone going into that meeting was harassed. Why did the police not protect the democratic process and disperse the mob, the far left protesters outside, instead of dispersing the crowd, dispersing the people inside the hustings? Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London): Chairman, I cannot but repeat the words that I said previously: the police were concerned about public safety. The police are well aware of our commitment to freedom of expression, and police acted on the expert views they had. I appreciate Members of the Assembly, particularly United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) candidates, claim to be experts in everything, including policing matters. I do not. I rely on the advice given to me by those in charge of operational matters, and I rely upon their advice that the safe thing to do was, after consulting the organisers and the candidates, to cancel the hustings. I suspect, Chairman, had - God forbid - the hustings taken place and there been a public order incident and people injured, I would be accused of causing those injuries as well. Heigh-ho, that is politics in the Assembly 2018. David Kurten AM: Mr Mayor, I do not appreciate the sarcasm in your answer, but what I do want is the democratic process in this country to remain free. You talk about freedom of speech. The freedom of people to listen to candidates and for candidates to speak, whatever you think of their views, is sacrosanct in this country. The police should not have allowed that hustings to be stopped. Why did that happen? Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London): I can repeat the answer, Chairman, if you want me to. Tony Arbour AM (Chairman): I think that Assembly Member Kurten has made his point on this one. Thank you very much.