Subject: THEMED Priority Questions to Bob Kiley – Transport Commissioner, TfL Report number: 6 (b) Report to: Assembly Date: 6 April 2005 Report of: Director Of Secretariat

Part A – Themed Priority Questions

1. TfL’s Corporate Governance

Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner Appointment of TfL Directors Question No: 137 / 2005 Andrew Pelling What role do you play in the appointment of Directors to the Board of TfL?

Copyright of Congestion Charge Scheme Sally Hamwee Who owns the congestion charge scheme copyright (idea/design)? What is it worth and which cities are interested in buying it? How much income has Capita and/or TfL received to date from advising on or selling the copyright/design of the congestion charge scheme to other cities?

Living Wage John Biggs What has TfL done to ensure its staff, and its contractors staff, are paid a living wage, consistent with the Mayor’s proposals? What obstacles exist to the universal roll-out of this policy and what would overcome these obstacles?

TfL Employees Murad Qureshi What are you doing to ensure that TfL employees are all treated with respect by the organisation?

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Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner Mobile Phones on the Underground Question No: 117 / 2005 Bob Neill 1) How much will it cost to implement your planned mobile phone use on a. Tube stations b. Tube trains? 2) Do you expect this scheme to be a cost burden on or a revenue raiser? How much do you expect it will cost - or will raise in revenue? 3) Do you propose charging mobile phone companies for access to mobile phone reception on the Tube or are you proposing another form of market mechanism or another form of mechanism altogether? If so, could you explain what it is. 4) Could there be health implications linked to reception provided for mobile phone users in confined spaces such as the Tube?

Silverlink Metro Services There seems to be some likelihood that the and other lines currently operated by Silverlink Metro will in future be overseen by the Mayor and . Do you expect to be able to influence the terms of the new franchise when it is granted in the autumn of 2006, and what conditions would you want the new franchisee to fulfil – for these particular lines?

Spending Review 2006 Valerie Shawcross What is the process for the development of transport infrastructure development proposals to the government under SR 2006?

Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner Serious failures in enforcement of Congestion Charge Question No: 115 / 2005 Elizabeth Howlett Mr. Kiley, recently a constituent of mine had her car removed from her driveway in the middle of the night by bailiffs for non-payment of the Congestion Charge. Only through her own quick thinking, was she able to obtain a court injunction to stop the car being sold within two days. She then had to pay excessive fees, to both bailiff company and auctioneer, to recover her car. That her car was taken came as a surprise as, though TfL’s bailiffs were able to locate her address to take the car, they were unable to send a Penalty Charge Notice, but rather sent in the bailiffs ten months later. As the constituent can produce a receipt showing that she did indeed pay the Congestion Charge on the date of the alleged offence, what assurances can you give that this shambolic episode will never again be repeated, and that my constituent will receive full compensation with your sincere apologies?

West London Tram Question No: 83 / 2005 Will you take up the recommendation of the Green/Labour minority report on the West London Tram, to have a large package of additional traffic reduction measures, such as Safe Route to School schemes, Car Clubs, Cycling facilities etc? Will there be an additional, large pot of money, like there was on Congestion Charging, to help traffic reduction and stop rat running?

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Commuter rail services - Waterloo When moves out of Waterloo, five long platforms are potentially freed up for South West Trains, which would potentially reduce rail congestion for commuters very considerably. However some engineering work would be vitally necessary to modify the track access to the Eurostar platforms so that commuter trains could use them. Are you in discussion with the Government and to ensure that the necessary funding will be made available for 2007?

Crossrail Murad Qureshi How confident are you of funding for ?

How are you going to limit the impact of construction on the local business and residential communities in ?

What are the outstanding planning issues?

Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner Question No: 138 / 2005 Bob Blackman What is currently being proposed in relation to the replacement of signalling equipment on the Jubilee Line? Are you going to take action against the original suppliers?

Thames Gateway Bridge John Biggs How will London be affected in your view if the Thames Gateway Bridge is not built?

3. PPP / London Underground Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner PPP Question No: 103 / 2005 Roger Evans In the FT of 22nd February the Mayor is reported as saying that he has given the PPP consortia until the end of the year to prove they are providing good value for money, otherwise he will go back to the Government and say the PPP is unworkable. Do you agree with the Mayor that this is the right approach? And, If it comes to this, given that the consortia have 30 year contracts, how would the Mayor propose to change their terms?

Select Committee report on London Underground Lynne Featherstone What response do you have to the report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Transport on London’s Tube system?

PPP John Biggs What is your assessment of the current state of the PPP?

Peter Hulme Cross PPP

3 In your view how successful has the PPP been since its inception, has it delivered value for money, and how do you see the way forward?

Underground John Biggs What are your observations on the current stage of the New York Subway, in the context of its previous investment programmes and can this teach us anything about the continuing demands of London’s Underground?

Tube Consultation How will you ensure that the needs of London’s workers are fully taken into account as part of the consultation on starting and finishing the tube later at weekends?

4. Sustainable Transport

Car Clubs Lynne Featherstone Car clubs claim to reduce car use by five to one. Do you support car clubs in ?

TfL Question No: 84 / 2005 Jenny Jones What progress have you made on the creation of a sustainable transport unit at TfL?

Zero Emission Vehicles Question No: 85 / 2005 Darren Johnson When are we going to see the next generation of hydrogen fuel cell and other zero emission vehicles, on the streets of London?

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Part B - Other Priority Questions Labour Group Priority Questions

Enforcement of Foreign Vehicles Murad Qureshi What action is TfL taking to tackle the low success rate in enforcement of foreign vehicles who do not pay the congestion charge?

Successes John Biggs What have been your three greatest successes as Commissioner?

Budget John Biggs How did the recent budget assist TfL?

National Rail Services for London John Biggs What is your vision for Services in London? How great a priority is this for TfL?

Buses John Biggs Is the bus revolution in London now moving from a period of growth to one of consolidation?

Positive Differences Joanne McCartney What have you found to be the biggest positive differences between and the USA?

Road Humps John Biggs Do you have a view on the value or otherwise of road humps?

Partnership with Boroughs John Biggs Do you feel that TfL works in an effective partnership with the Boroughs? We have heard a lot about the disagreements between some boroughs and TfL. Do you support the idea that boroughs who follow the policies of TfL should be given a greater freedom in their use of TfL funds?

Parking Policies of Boroughs John Biggs How do you think the parking policies of the boroughs and TfL could be better integrated and how could the Congestion Charge better work alongside these?

Low Cost Housing John Biggs Is TfL making land available in London for low-cost housing? Where and how does this accord with the objectives of TfL?

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Communications Activity Jennette Arnold What efforts have you made to co-ordinate and streamline communications activity within the TfL Group?

Bus Driver Behaviour John Biggs Can you provide a breakdown on complaints concerning bus driver behaviour for Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets respectively?

Step Free Interchanges What is being done to eliminate stair-based access at TfL/mainline interchanges? And in particular what plans are there to address the lack of stairfree access between DLR and Platform 1 at ?

Kings Cross St Pancras Jennette Arnold Can you update me on negotiations surrounding the fitting of the box at Kings Cross St Pancras?

North London Line Jennette Arnold Can you outline your plans for improvements to the North London Line?

Essex Road Station Jennette Arnold What improvements are planned for Essex Road station?

Chingford Line Jennette Arnold What plans do you have to improve the Line?

Hall Farm Curve Jennette Arnold What are your views on the possibility of a rail link?

Lea Bridge Station Jennette Arnold What are your views on the possibility of reopening Lea Bridge Station?

Public Transport in Waltham Forest Jennette Arnold How are TfL planning to improve public transport links between Waltham Forest and Stratford?

Arsenal Development Jennette Arnold • Can you update me on the upgrade of Arsenal station? Will it be ready for the opening of the new Arsenal stadium? • What improvements are planned for Drayton Park station? • What plans are there to maximise use of Drayton Park station as a route into the Arsenal stadium?

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Northern Line Jennette Arnold Can you update me on work to improve reliability and decrease overcrowding on the Northern Line?

Personal Safety on Buses Jennette Arnold • Which bus routes are currently equipped with CCTV?

• By what date will all be equipped with CCTV?

• Will all buses have screens where passengers can see the CCTV at work?

East London Line Valerie Shawcross To what extent is TfL keeping wider options of the Phase 2 of the Line under review – there may be a case for going ahead with both the Wimbledon and Clapham arm which would strengthen the core business case.

East London Line Valerie Shawcross Will TfL consider a further branch of the ELLX to Stratford as part of Phase 2 – given the Olympic bid and the prospect of increasing passengers’ journeys along the southern sections.

East London Line Valerie Shawcross To what extent would the development of major regeneration planning framework for Brixton, Peckham and Clapham strengthen the business case for the current Phase 2 proposals on the ELLX?

ELLX (Phase 2) Valerie Shawcross How does the cost benefit analysis for the Tulse Hill – Streatham – Wimbledon possible routing for Phase 2 compare to the Denmark Hill – Clapham routing?

Stratford Link Valerie Shawcross How would a link to Stratford affect each of these business cases?

Extension to Victoria Underground Lines Southwards to Herne Hill Valerie Shawcross Will you be carrying out any analyses of the feasibility of extending the Victoria Line southwards as part of the development of the next transport strategy?

Congestion Charge Valerie Shawcross Will you name and shame any large organisation or corporations which run up excessive PCNs or unpaid congestion charges?

Interchange John Biggs What plans exist to improve the interchange between and DLR services at Limehouse?

7 Bakerloo Service Murad Qureshi How can the Bakerloo service between Queen’s Park and Harrow be improved when this part of the line is outside the PPP?

Train Vibration Murad Qureshi Residents along the North London Line in Brent are complaining of the effect of vibrations from freight trains on the properties. How could the transfer of the line to TfL help?

Vandalism on Buses John Biggs Further to my previous question asked in 2003 (1032/2003), please can you advise what progress has been made to tackle the epidemic of vandalism on buses in South East London, and whether offences have decreased as a result.

Vandalism on Bus Stops and Shelters John Biggs What proposals do you have to tackle vandalism of bus stops and shelters? Would TfL consider introducing a specific freephone number for passengers to call to report damage, similar to the freephone service Adshel offer for their shelters?

Safer Stations John Biggs Can you provide an update on safer stations and safer transport intitiatives in Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets respectively?

TfL Board Murad Qureshi How would you see the TfL Board needing to change as the Government expands the role of the authority to cover some rail services outside London?

LU Property Assets John Biggs What has TfL done since transfer of the tube to develop London Underground’s property assets?

Conservative Group Priority Questions

Bob Kiley - Transport Commissioner ALG Public Enquiry Question No: 94 / 2005 Angie Bray What response has Mr. Kiley got to the ALG cross party call for a public enquiry into the extension of the Congestion Charge?

Liberal Democrat Group Priority Questions

Performance targets Lynne Featherstone Do you think your personal performance targets adequately reflect the priorities of London’s travelling public?

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Eurostar – links with other transport modes Mike Tuffrey The design of the new Stratford International station for Eurostar is such that it will involve passengers in a 500 metre walk to reach the Stratford public transport interchange for Tube, DLR and bus. What plans does TfL have to overcome this ludicrous situation – can some kind of transit shuttle be built?

Eurostar – access from South London Dee Doocey Eurostar will transfer their operation from Waterloo to St Pancras during 2007 with the opening of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Since there appear to be no direct public transport links either by bus or Tube between Waterloo and St Pancras, what arrangements will TfL be putting in place to make it easier for Eurostar passengers living south of the river to reach St Pancras?

Oystercard on mainline rail Dee Doocey Doesn’t it defeat the whole purpose of Oystercard when cardholders using many mainline stations (such as and Waterloo) have to queue up in rush-hour to have their cards read by a small number of handheld readers, slowing down their journey further. What progress has been made in negotiating with train operating companies to install permanent Oystercard readers at all mainline rail stations in London and what timetable has been drawn up?

‘Tag and Beacon’ plans Lynne Featherstone How do you reconcile any plans for marketing the ‘tag and beacon’ scheme with the implications that it has for civil liberties. What is the latest timetable for the development of tag and beacon schemes in the capital? e

Oystercard pre-pay on buses Mike Tuffrey Why is the Oyster Pre-pay peak-hours discount only available on buses with conductors? How many routes are therefore excluded from the discount and what is this as a percentage of all bus routes?

GLA Transport Grant Sally Hamwee Can you outline in more detail the GLA transport grant increase of £35million for 2004/05? What are the implications for the Business Plan and how will this additional funding be spent?

London Regional Rail Authority Graham Tope On 23 March 2004 you launched Transport for London’s bid for a London Regional Rail Authority. Can you give us a progress report on how you have moved this agenda forward?

Thameslink Box Graham Tope Central Government appear to be refusing to fund the fitting out of the “Thameslink Box” to the west of St Pancras Station with station platforms so that Thameslink passengers can alight conveniently for onward transfer to King’s Cross, Eurostar and the new domestic services on CTRL. What pressure can you bring to bear to persuade the Government that this is short- sighted and a false economy – inflicting a long walk on passengers (often with heavy luggage) across main roads to reach the old Thameslink station in Road?

9 Fire on Mercedes Bus Mike Tuffrey Can you comment on the latest fire on one of the Mercedes articulated buses – were we not assured in the spring of 2004 that the problem that caused three fires on these vehicles previously had been overcome?

Oyster - Bus journey times Graham Tope To what extent are buses moving more quickly around the capital as a result of Oystercard? Please illustrate with time comparisons of pre and post Oystercard.

Increasing the Congestion Charge Lynne Featherstone What is the justification for increasingly the CC to £8 and what impact do you anticipate this move would have on congestion levels in zone? How will the extra income from the CC increase be used?

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