Programme of Weekend Closures to Upgrade the Northern Line As Currently Proposed by Tube Lines

London Assembly (Mayor’s Question Time) 17 March 2010 – Written Answers - Appendices

Appendix A Northern Line Closures (2) - Question No: 980 / 2010

Programme of weekend closures to upgrade the Northern line as currently proposed by Tube Lines

Weekend closures Closure Start End Morden to Tooting Broadway 27-Mar-10 28-Mar-10 Morden to Tooting Broadway 10-Apr-10 11-Apr-10 Kennington to Morden 24-Apr-10 25-Apr-10 Kennington to Morden 08-May-10 09-May-10 Kennington to Morden 22-May-10 23-May-10 Kennington to Morden 12-Jun-10 13-Jun-10 Kennington to Morden 19-Jun-10 20-Jun-10 Kennington to Morden 10-Jul-10 11-Jul-10 Kennington to Morden 24-Jul-10 25-Jul-10 Kennington to Morden 31-Jul-10 01-Aug-10 Kennington to Morden 07-Aug-10 08-Aug-10 Kennington to Morden 28-Aug-10 30-Aug-10 Kennington to Morden 18-Sep-10 19-Sep-10 Kennington to Morden 02-Oct-10 03-Oct-10 Kennington to Morden 23-Oct-10 24-Oct-10 Kennington to Morden 30-Oct-10 31-Oct-10 Kennington to Morden 06-Nov-10 07-Nov-10 Kennington to Morden 20-Nov-10 21-Nov-10 Full line 04-Dec-10 05-Dec-10 Kennington to Morden 11-Dec-10 12-Dec-10 Full line 25-Dec-10 28-Dec-10 Kennington to Morden 01-Jan-11 03-Jan-11 Full line 08-Jan-11 09-Jan-11 Kennington to Morden 15-Jan-11 16-Jan-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 22-Jan-11 23-Jan-11 Full line 29-Jan-11 30-Jan-11 Full line 05-Feb-11 06-Feb-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 12-Feb-11 13-Feb-11 Full line 19-Feb-11 20-Feb-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 26-Feb-11 27-Feb-11 Full line 05-Mar-11 06-Mar-11 Full line 12-Mar-11 13-Mar-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 19-Mar-11 20-Mar-11 Full line 26-Mar-11 27-Mar-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 02-Apr-11 03-Apr-11 Full line 09-Apr-11 10-Apr-11 Full line 16-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 Full line 22-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 Full line 30-Apr-11 02-May-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 07-May-11 08-May-11 Full line 14-May-11 15-May-11 Kennington to Morden 21-May-11 22-May-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 28-May-11 30-May-11 Full line 04-Jun-11 05-Jun-11

1 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 11-Jun-11 12-Jun-11 Full line 18-Jun-11 19-Jun-11 Full line 25-Jun-11 26-Jun-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 02-Jul-11 03-Jul-11 Full line 09-Jul-11 10-Jul-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 16-Jul-11 17-Jul-11 Kennington to Morden 23-Jul-11 24-Jul-11 Full line 30-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 06-Aug-11 07-Aug-11 Kennington to Morden 13-Aug-11 14-Aug-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 20-Aug-11 21-Aug-11 Kennington to Morden 27-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 Full line 03-Sep-11 04-Sep-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 10-Sep-11 11-Sep-11 Kennington to Morden 17-Sep-11 18-Sep-11 Stockwell to Edgware and High Barnet/Mill Hill East 24-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 Full line 01-Oct-11 02-Oct-11 Kennington to Morden 08-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 Kennington to Morden 22-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 Kennington to Morden 05-Nov-11 06-Nov-11 Kennington to Morden 12-Nov-11 13-Nov-11

Extended Engineering Hours (i.e. early closures)

These will commence in July from 23:30 Monday to Thursday for 16 months across the full line north of Stockwell. The service would start to ramp down from around 20:30. Last trains would leave central London around 22:30, and replacement buses used. Early closures on Sundays are also under review.

2 Appendix B Street Trees - Question No: 985 / 2010

London Borough Priority Area Trees planted first Forecasted trees round (31/3/09) planted second round (31/3/10) Barking and Dagenham 0 173 Dagenham Barking 0 206 Barnet Edgware Road 0 90 Bexley Erith 0 75 Brent Neasden 100 70 Bromley Penge 0 208 Camden Kilburn 0 0 Central Camden 0 0 Croydon Broad Green 0 0 Ealing Northholt South 0 202 Enfield Upper and Lower Edmonton 0 256 Greenwich Abbey Wood 0 0 Downs Park Area 0 0 Hackney Shoreditch 0 0 Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith 0 129 Haringey Haringey East 250 150 Harrow Wealdstone 0 400 Havering Rainham 62 0 Hillingdon Yiewsley 51 88 Brentford 0 Hounslow Feltham 0 310 Caledonian Road and Kings Islington Cross 230 0 Kensington and Kensington High Street, South Chelsea Kensington and Brompton 0 0 Kingston 0 0 Kingston Surbiton South 0 0 Coldharbour 0 100 Lambeth Rush Common 0 76 New Cross, Deptford and Lewisham Brockley 0 360 Merton Mitcham North 47 207 Newham Forest Gate 400 0 Redbridge Severn Kings and Goodmayes 27 100 Richmond Mortlake and East Sheen 0 40 Camberwell 122 0 Southwark Borough 0 0 Sutton St Helier 0 111 Stepney 55 89 Bow Common / Bromley by Tower Hamlets Bow 100 49 Waltham Forest Leyton North 0 100 Wandsworth Wandsworth (Latchmere) 0 0 Westminster Paddington and Church Street 0 0

3 Appendix C LDA Projects - Question No: 999 / 2010

LDA Project Borough of Benefit LDA energy efficiency revolving fund (24136) Hounslow Employ Your Languages 21819 (OL0150) Hounslow Reaching Out 21901 (SE0442) Hounslow ARROW Project -SE0305 - (21733) Hounslow Community Leaders Development Programme (CB0138) Hounslow Deprived Area Fund - WLW CSP (23668) Hounslow ESF R2 1.1b From School Gates to Salaries (25622) Hounslow ESF R2 1.1d G/W Heathrow 2012: Ll W/F Rec. (25635) Hounslow ESF R2 1.1d Upskill for Work (25634) Hounslow ESF R2 2.1a Workplace for Sfl (25641) Hounslow ESF R2 Personal Best Houns, King. & Rich. (25597) Hounslow Leaders Together (CB0037) Hounslow PEARLS Project (SE0340) Hounslow Skills for Working with Food (OL0002) Hounslow London BIDs and Estates Programme: (017765) Hounslow

My Voice (OL0086) KMEBP Kingston Upon Thames ARROW Project -SE0305 - (21733) Kingston Upon Thames Community Leaders Development Programme (CB0138) Kingston Upon Thames ESF R2 1.1b From School Gates to Salaries (25622) Kingston Upon Thames ESF R2 1.1c WHOLE (25631) Kingston Upon Thames ESF R2 2.1a Working for Skills (25642) Kingston Upon Thames ESF R2 Personal Best Houns, King. & Rich. (25597) Kingston Upon Thames Estates Excellence South London- IE0008 -(21812) Kingston Upon Thames London BIDs and Estates Programme: (017765) Kingston Upon Thames S London Business Innovation Centre (19083) Kingston Upon Thames

Design for London (19717) Pan London (100% Only) Housing & Brownfield Land Invstmnt Project (23644) Pan London (100% Only) London Analyst Support Site (24116) Pan London (100% Only) London Housing Company (25623) Pan London (100% Only) PLID Planning Proj (23242) Pan London (100% Only) Est. Management - Other Funding (19593) Pan London (100% Only) Black Cultural Archives (24876) Pan London (100% Only) Completing Tate Modern (19479) Pan London (100% Only) LDA Planning and Transport Policy (24138) Pan London (100% Only) PIP Sustainability Policy Research (24491) Pan London (100% Only) Better Buildings Partnership (23732) Pan London (100% Only) Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme (25353) Pan London (100% Only) Centre for Low Carbon Energy Technology (23506) Pan London (100% Only) Crystal Palace Park - Energy Centre (25379) Pan London (100% Only) Decentralised Energy Delivery Team (23930) Pan London (100% Only) Energy Master Planning & DE (25446) Pan London (100% Only) Green (500) Badging (23734) Pan London (100% Only) Green Homes - Concierge Service (23308) Pan London (100% Only) Green Homes - Remainder of Programme (23632) Pan London (100% Only) Ldn Homes Energy Eff. Prog. (Homes Retrofit) 25354 Pan London (100% Only) London Commercial Waste & Recycling (24523) Pan London (100% Only)

4 London, the Low Carbon Capital (25486) Pan London (100% Only) Mayor's Green Procurement Code (19572) Pan London (100% Only) Mayor's Trees and Parks Programmes (24879) Pan London (100% Only) Ex-Offenders into Work (20424) Pan London (100% Only) Independent Disability Advisory Group (19459) Pan London (100% Only) Labour Market Research (25387) Pan London (100% Only) London Refugee Economic Action (LORECA) (25103) Pan London (100% Only) London Skills and Employment observatory (24829) Pan London (100% Only) LSEB Secretariat Support (24151) Pan London (100% Only) Deaf Skills for Engagement (SE0962) Pan London (100% Only) TFL Accord (23573) Pan London (100% Only) Academies Programme (25393) Pan London (100% Only) ESF YF2 Offenders Holding Pot (Strnds 2-4) (25553) Pan London (100% Only) ESF YF3 NEET (Strands 5-6) Holding Pot (25554) Pan London (100% Only) Mayor's Youth Offer 2008 - 2010 (23829) Pan London (100% Only) Young Londoners Fund (24487) Pan London (100% Only) Youth Programme Evaluation and CBA (25406) Pan London (100% Only) Childcare Affordability Programme 2005 (19371) Pan London (100% Only) Access to Apprenticeships (25384) Pan London (100% Only) BAME Taxi Driver Diversity Programme (20510) Pan London (100% Only) Bangladesh Comm. Lead'ship Cap. Bld. Prog (CB0023) Pan London (100% Only) Communiversity 21909 (SE0402) Pan London (100% Only) Deaf Active 21867 (OL0055) Pan London (100% Only) ESF 07 - 10 Administration Allowance (24742) Pan London (100% Only) ESF 07 - 10 Community Grants Programme (24304) Pan London (100% Only) ESF 07 - 10 Prosp 1 - Spec 1.1c (24296) Pan London (100% Only) ESF R2 2.1a Ladder to Learning (25643) Pan London (100% Only) European Management Unit - Transition Team (23527) Pan London (100% Only) Mayors Job Portal for London (25432) Pan London (100% Only) Opps 06 -19635- Directions 2 Work (E9598) Pan London (100% Only) Pathways for Disabled People as Coaches (OL0119) Pan London (100% Only) People into Print (SE0001) Pan London (100% Only) Retrofit Academy (25355) Pan London (100% Only) RSP - Productivity Programme - non ESF (19451) Pan London (100% Only) Sporting Chance (OL8003) Pan London (100% Only) WoLLNet -23812 Pan London (100% Only) Women Bus Driver Diversity Programme (20511) Pan London (100% Only) Construction Employer Accord (20443) Pan London (100% Only) Employer Accord (20441) Pan London (100% Only) Games-Related Sector Training (20442) Pan London (100% Only) LEST Engagement and Comms (25382) Pan London (100% Only) Olympic Legacy Impact Evaluation Study (24966) Pan London (100% Only) Olympics Forecasting Function (23509) Pan London (100% Only) Personal Best (PVP) - Phase 3 (24310) Pan London (100% Only) Relay London Jobs- PLJBN (20445) Pan London (100% Only) Inclusive Fitness Initiative in London (25385) Pan London (100% Only) London Leisure Academy (20447) Pan London (100% Only) Official Sports London (23797) Pan London (100% Only) Olympic Legacy Impact Evaluation Study (24964) Pan London (100% Only) Play Sport London (prev. Summer of Sport) (24029) Pan London (100% Only) Sports Legacy Plan - Mayoral Directive (25352) Pan London (100% Only) Business Engagement (25402) Pan London (100% Only) Business Jobs and International Portfolio (25397) Pan London (100% Only) Council for Advancement of Science&Industry(19475) Pan London (100% Only)

5 Business Link in London (19659) Pan London (100% Only) Business Link Successor Service PM (BLiSS) (25524) Pan London (100% Only) DEN London (19428) Pan London (100% Only) Diversity Works (18676) Pan London (100% Only) Integrated Bus. & Skills Brokerage 09-10 24962 Pan London (100% Only) London TSO Voice, Capacity & Skills (23625) Pan London (100% Only) Social Enterprise Business Support w BLiL (23204) Pan London (100% Only) Start-up Support Business London (19556) Pan London (100% Only) Community Development Finance Institutions (20405) Pan London (100% Only) Pan London A2F Finance Readiness (23342) Pan London (100% Only) Selective Finance Investment - SFIE (19464) Pan London (100% Only) SME Access to Finance (017527) Pan London (100% Only) Solutions for Business - Finance Readiness (25156) Pan London (100% Only) Solutions for Business-Investment Readiness(25155) Pan London (100% Only) Technology Gateway G2i (01752701) Pan London (100% Only) Assistive Technology Co-operative (20419) Pan London (100% Only) Bioscience Advisors (19271) Pan London (100% Only) BL Business & IP Centre Phase 2 (23492) Pan London (100% Only) Business Leadership Programme (21713) Pan London (100% Only) Central St Martin's Innovation Centre (18978) Pan London (100% Only) Centre for Fashion Enterprise 07-09 (23227) Pan London (100% Only) Collaboration Tasters and KT Promotion (23581) Pan London (100% Only) Delivery of Food Strategy (19569) Pan London (100% Only) Designing Demand (20481) Pan London (100% Only) Digital Music Industry Support Programme (23294) Pan London (100% Only) Enterprise in Sight (OL0174) Pan London (100% Only) Enterprises On Track (OL0172) - 21847 Pan London (100% Only) High Growth SME Coaching programme- PILOT (20476) Pan London (100% Only) Inmarsat (23283) Pan London (100% Only) Knowledge Connect (23493) Pan London (100% Only) Knowledge London (19722) Pan London (100% Only) Local Food Infrastructure (23725) Pan London (100% Only) London Bangladeshi Business Network (19662) Pan London (100% Only) London BIDs and Estates Programme: (017765) Pan London (100% Only) London Funders 2007-2010 (23268) Pan London (100% Only) London Innovation Network (23813) Pan London (100% Only) London Manufacturing Advisory Service 3 (25059) Pan London (100% Only) London Pre-Commercial Fund 07-09 (20475) Pan London (100% Only) Micro-and Nano-Materials Centre (19090) Pan London (100% Only) NHS Innovations Hub Phase 2 (20504) Pan London (100% Only) Queen Mary Technology Centre (018215) Pan London (100% Only) Regional Food Business Network (24967) Pan London (100% Only) Supply London Phase 2 2008-2011 (24038) Pan London (100% Only) UK Stem Cell Foundation (19473) Pan London (100% Only) Building the Visitor Welcome (22894) Pan London (100% Only) Creative Sector Support: Designer Fashion (23300) Pan London (100% Only) Cultural Olympiad Support Fund (23980) Pan London (100% Only) Emerging Markets Operational Programme (20516) Pan London (100% Only) Events for London (21681) Pan London (100% Only) Film London 06-09 (19707) Pan London (100% Only) Host City Volunteer Scheme (25791) Pan London (100% Only) Improving the Visitor Experience (20472) Pan London (100% Only) International Gateway 4 Suppliers (OL0999-21837) Pan London (100% Only) Investor Development (24041) Pan London (100% Only)

6 Inward Investment & Business Growth (23993) Pan London (100% Only) London Brand Development (25403) Pan London (100% Only) London Design Festival 2007-10 (21966) Pan London (100% Only) London Unlimited (19471) Pan London (100% Only) Sport Accord (25369) Pan London (100% Only) Study London Emerging Markets Promotion (20407) Pan London (100% Only) Tourism Data & Intelligence (19379) Pan London (100% Only) Visit London-Marketing London (19110) Pan London (100% Only) CompeteFor Development - ERAP (25289) Pan London (100% Only) EBS Buyer Engagement (23911) Pan London (100% Only) Electronic Brokerage System (23413) Pan London (100% Only) LBN Supplier Engagement Plan (23414) Pan London (100% Only) Olympic Legacy Impact Evaluation Study (24968) Pan London (100% Only) Olympic Legacy Impact Evaluation Study (24969) Pan London (100% Only) Pilot Projects for Cultural Legacy Prog. (25249) Pan London (100% Only) eTendering (25575) Pan London (100% Only) GLA Economics (Regional Economic Observa (015550) Pan London (100% Only) ONS London (Allsopp Regional Presence)23799 Pan London (100% Only) RDA Equality Lead Role Project (23512) Pan London (100% Only) Responsible Procurement Programme (20522) Pan London (100% Only) Strategy & Bus. Planning (CIS/EDS refresh) (24018) Pan London (100% Only) Thames Gateway & GSE RDA Co-ordination (23764) Pan London (100% Only)

Low Carbon Zones (25594) Richmond Upon Thames Working Pace (SE0740) Richmond Upon Thames My Voice (OL0086) KMEBP Richmond Upon Thames Community Leaders Development Programme (CB0138) Richmond Upon Thames Compass (SE0322) Richmond Upon Thames ESF R2 1.1b From School Gates to Salaries (25622) Richmond Upon Thames ESF R2 1.1c WHOLE (25631) Richmond Upon Thames ESF R2 Personal Best Houns, King. & Rich. (25597) Richmond Upon Thames London BIDs and Estates Programme: (017765) Richmond Upon Thames S London Business Innovation Centre (19083) Richmond Upon Thames

7 Appendix D Dial-a-Ride (1) - Question No: 1066 / 2010

The number of Dial-a-Ride members in each London borough as of 6 February

Number of Dial-a-ride Borough members Barking & Dagenham 2,109 Barnet 3,061 Bexley 1,328 Brent 1,838 Bromley 2,202 Camden 1,069 Croydon 1,707 Ealing 2,418 Enfield 2,757 Greenwich 1,128 Hackney 1,431 Hammersmith & Fulham 918 Haringey 1,825 Harrow 1,325 Havering 2,078 Hillingdon 2,000 Hounslow 1,170 Islington 777 Kensington & Chelsea 645 Kingston 582 Lambeth 1,361 Lewisham 1,437 Merton 945 Newham 5,306 Redbridge 2,583 Richmond 418 Southwark 1,480 Sutton 969 Tower Hamlets 1,161 Waltham Forest 1,614 Wandsworth 1,116 Westminster 1,225 Others/Unknown 131 TOTAL 52,114

8 Appendix E Dial-a-Ride (2) - Question No: 1067 / 2010

Total number of requests for Dial A Ride in the most recent 4 week period which ended 6 February 2010

Refusals Trips made Requests No. %

Barking & Dagenham 7,368 9,030 302 3.3% Barnet 5,665 7,787 607 7.8% Bexley 2,278 2,868 165 5.8% Brent 3,786 5,111 415 8.1% Bromley 3,651 4,512 199 4.4% Camden 1,450 1,916 143 7.5% Croydon 3,608 4,908 411 8.4% Ealing 6,101 7,671 483 6.3% Enfield 5,975 7,702 439 5.7% Greenwich 1,589 2,069 167 8.1% Hackney 2,628 3,556 327 9.2% Hammersmith & Fulham 1,831 2,356 116 4.9% Haringey 4,495 5,661 312 5.5% Harrow 2,359 3,260 319 9.8% Havering 4,646 5,772 251 4.3% Hillingdon 4,661 5,980 411 6.9% Hounslow 1,927 2,394 193 8.1% Islington 1,088 1,466 150 10.2% Kensington & Chelsea 1,076 1,451 147 10.1% Kingston 1,330 1,609 69 4.3% Lambeth 2,009 2,844 267 9.4% Lewisham 2,418 3,159 176 5.6% Merton 1,848 2,324 108 4.6% Newham 3,450 4,134 0 0.0% Redbridge 4,973 6,459 398 6.2% Richmond 537 713 57 8.0% Southwark 2,721 3,389 175 5.2% Sutton 1,919 2,477 145 5.9% Tower Hamlets 2,531 3,052 95 3.1% Waltham Forest 2,692 3,342 135 4.0% Wandsworth 2,540 3,334 203 6.1% Westminster 2,329 3,022 246 8.1% Other/not known 94 155 27 17.4%

TOTAL 97,573 125,483 7,658 6.1%

9 Appendix F Young People Free Travel - Question No: 1172 / 2010

Earn Your Travel Back completed sessions

Date Borough Venue Activity 09.08.09 Bexley Lesnes Abbey Habitat creation Centre for Wildlife 27.08.09 Southwark Path maintenance Gardening 12.09.09 Bromley Downe House Grassland management 13.09.09 Bromley Salt Box Hill Grassland management 20.09.09 Newham The Greenway Grassland management Shrubs and wildflower 03.10.09 Camden Mortimer Terrace planting Pond management and step 10.10.09 Hounslow Gunnersbury Triangle building 17.10.09 Newham The Greenway Scrub clearance Centre for Wildlife Wildlife gardening and 24.10.09 Southwark Gardening carpentry Grassland and shrub 31.10.09 Camden Jewish cemetery management 07.11.09 Hackney East Reservoir Path construction 15.11.09 Southwark Dog Kennel Hill Scrub clearance Scrub clearance and fence 21.11.09 Hounslow Gunnersbury Triangle repairs 22.11.09 Haringey Alexandra Palace Bird habitat restoration 29.11.09 Hillingdon Park Road Pond Pond restoration 05.12.09 Newham Central park Tree planting Wildlife gardening and 06.12.09 Camden Greville Place carpentry 06.12.09 Hackney Butterfield Green Habitat and garden restoration 13.12.09 Richmond Murray Park Hedge planting 20.12.09 Brent Fryent Country Park Woodland management 30.12.09 Ealing Horsenden Hill Grassland management 03.01.10 Sutton Carshalton Road Pastures Scrub clearance 09.01.10 Camden Camley Street, Natural park. Bulb planting 10.01.10 Waltham Forest Lloyd Park Bulb planting 16.01.10 Barking & Dagenham Milliennium Centre Coppicing & beetle log piles Wetland & stream 16.01.10 Redbridge Valentines Park management 17.01.10 Kens & Chels Holland Park Path construction 23.01.10 Hackney East Reservoir, Community Habitat restoration

10 Gardens 24.01.10 Greenwich Plumstead Common Path construction 31.01.10 Islington Caledonian Park Path construction 06.02.10 Southwark Peckham Rye Park Wildflower planting Hampstead parish 06.02.10 Camden churchyard Habitat restoration 07.02.10 Harrow Canons Park Scrub clearance 07.02.10 Bromley West kent golf course Habitat restoration 13.02.10 Brent Fryent Country Park Scrub clearance 13.02.11 Newham Kier Hardie Tree planting 16.02.10 Hillingdon Park Road Pond Pond management Pond management and habitat 16.02.10 Bexley Crossness Nature Reserve creation 21.02.10 Newham West Ham Park Habitat restoration 27.02.10 Richmond Murray Park Hedge planting 28.02.10 Bark & Dag Mayesbrook Park Habitat restoration

11 Appendix G New Initiatives - Question No: 1192 / 2010

New Mayoral Initiatives (May 2008 – Mar 2010)

Contents

Accountability and New leadership

Policing and Crime - Making London safer

Transport

Economic and Business Policy - Leading London through the recession

The Environment

Housing

Planning

London 2012 and Sport

Children and Young People

Culture

Health

12 Accountability and New Leadership

New Initiatives

Publishing documents on the GLA website The Mayor has published a comprehensive list of his appointments and register of interests of Directors and Deputy Mayors and all payments over £1000 on the GLA website fulfilling a manifesto commitment.

The Mayor has also agreed to publish Mayoral Decision forms on the GLA website

London City Charter and Congress The London City Charter, a set of principles agreed by the Mayor and London Councils, brings a stronger, more co-operative relationship between the GLA and London’s boroughs.

The City Charter Board has identified three areas for focus for the Congress and Charter Board: They are:

• The economic climate of the next five years and beyond and its impact on London and London’s public services; • Addressing inequalities within London and the consequences of that inequality; • To help fashion a new contract between the state and public services in London and citizens.

Public Engagement The Mayor is holding four new public consultation events each year in addition to the two existing statutory People’s Question Time meetings.

London Datastore The London Datastore was launched on 7 January and now contains over 200 of the GLA’s datasets. Discussions are ongoing with the functional bodies to encourage them to release their data into the Datastore. The profile of the Datastore will be further raised with a seminar on 19 April The Possibilities of Real Time Data with participation from MIT and the CTO of Washington DC as well as London based developers who are using public data to create new and innovative services for Londoners.

David Freud Appointment The Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced that David Freud, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, would advise him on measures to help both long-term and newly unemployed Londoners move off state benefits and into work.

Efficiency Savings On 8 May the Mayor set up the Forensic Audit Panel to investigate LDA and GLA spending. This is in keeping with the Mayor’s Commitment to reform the LDA which has resulted in:

• New leadership and improved governance • Improved openness and transparency (i.e. grants over £1k made public) • Improved efficiency (£10m reduction in administrative costs) • Improved stakeholder engagement • Focus on value for money

13 Efficiency savings at the GLA On 11 February 2009 the Mayor announced he has achieved over £100 million of efficiency savings, and will look to increase this to almost £1 billion over the next three financial years.

Council Tax Freeze The Mayor’s first budget was approved by the London Assembly on 11 February 2009. The budget included a freeze in the GLA’s share of the council tax, achieved through efficiency savings made across the whole GLA Group. Over the last eight years, Londoners’ council tax had risen by 152 per cent. In 2001 the GLA precept for a Band D household was £150.88 today it is £309.82.

In February 2010 the Mayor’s second budget was approved and he announced a freeze in City Hall's share of council tax for a second year.

Initiatives Scrapped

Scrapping the Londoner newspaper The Mayor announced on 13 May 2008 he will use savings from scrapping the Londoner to plant 10,000 new street trees.

Review of International offices On 27 May 2008 the Mayor announced a process to consider whether the GLA’s international offices perform a useful strategic function and represent value for money. The outcome of the review was published on 16 January 2009. £100,000 savings have been made from the closure of the GLA’s office in Caracas and consultancy contract in Moscow and savings have been made in the GLA’s office in Brussels.

Ending the controversial Venezuela Oil deal On 25 May 2008 the Mayor announced the end of the controversial Venezuela Oil deal.

14 Policing and Crime - Making London safer

New Initiatives

Time For Action

Mayor's Scholars As part of Time for Action, the Mayor initiated 'Mayor's Scholars', a programme to support children in care throughout their educational career. This includes three initiatives, 'Wise Up', large, free, education and careers events for children in Years 9 & 10, a near-peer support scheme, training university-based care leavers to mentor younger children in care in three separate Local Authorities, and multi-agency seminars for practitioners working with children in care.

Project Oracle One of the six strands of Time for Action, Project Oracle has an important role to play to help reduce and prevent serous youth violence through helping to identify, test and share information on what really works (and what doesn’t). It seeks to improve commissioning and service delivery across London by helping to identify and share good practice, and will make high quality information about effective interventions that really work. Further, we are putting in place a robust framework to support providers innovate and develop their projects whilst creating a robust evidence base to show how well they work.

Project Brodie This is a joint partnership between the GLA and London Councils that aims to increase attendance by focusing on three interlinked themes. Firstly, reducing bullying and the violent behaviour of some pupils who make others feel unsafe to go to school. Secondly, reducing absences through early intervention and supporting families. Thirdly, enforcing attendance where preventative measures fail: a joint role for local authorities and the Metropolitan Police Service. Project Titan

Project Titan seeks to provide young people with more opportunities to build confidence, self-respect and what used to be called ‘character’, especially through participating in structured activities offered by uniformed youth organisations. We are working with YOU London, the partnership of London’s oldest and most established uniformed youth groups, to increase their numbers of adult volunteers and in turn, take on more young people across the capital. Mentoring those who are most at risk offending is also a key part of Project Titan,

Daedalus We are working closely with the Youth Justice Board, the London Criminal Justice Partnership, the LDA, the National Offender Management Service and six Local Authorities to support young people both in custody and after they are released into the community. The Mayor and the Justice Secretary opened a new enhanced unit at Feltham Young Offenders Institution in November 2009, and Resettlement Brokers are now working with young people there and in the community in order to get them into training and jobs.

Metforward The MPA's April 2009 MetForward document includes a commitment to work with those who have common cause in making people feel safe and secure through a 'London Crime Reduction Board'. This

15 new board, to be led by the MPA, would bring clarity to current governance around crime reduction in London. Initial proposals for the board are currently out to consultation.

Joint Engagement Meetings (JEMs) JEMs are regular meetings between the Deputy Mayor for Policing, individual councils and their partner agencies, the police, the MPA and the GLA. They use extensive and comprehensive data sources to explore joint concerns and have been designed to drive better partnership work, particularly around serious youth violence. All 32 JEMs for the 2009 round have now taken place. A new cycle of JEMs will take place in 2010 focusing on specific local priorities.

440 extra safer transport officers On 16 May 2008 the Mayor announced an additional 440 extra uniformed officers to double safer transport teams. The first three teams cut robberies by 37 per cent.

50 extra British Transport Police On the 6 January 2009 the Mayor announced an additional 50 British Transport Police to patrol trains and stations in outer London.

Operation Blunt 2 A new anti-knife crime operation, Operation Blunt 2, was launched by the Mayor and Metropolitan Police on May 13 2009. Since then 7,574 people have been arrested for possession of weapons and other knife-related crimes, 215,018 searches have been conducted and 4,304 knives have been recovered (2 May 2008 - 30 January 2009)

10,000 Specials The Mayor is leading a campaign to increase the number of Special Constables in London by 10,000 ahead of 2012. On 27 March 2009 the Mayor announced he has agreed £32 million funding from the MPA and Policing Minister Vernon Coaker.

MPA Gangs Panel The Deputy Mayor for Policing has brought together partners from the GLA, MPA, MPS, and the London Criminal Justice Partnership to scope out the roles and responsibilities for a gangs panel to consider an appropriate and effective response by police and partner agencies to the emerging gang problem in London.

Violence Against Women Strategy For the first time, London has an integrated violence against women and girls strategy in place. This makes London not just a national, but a global leader in consolidating the broader forms of gender- based violence including domestic violence, rape, sexual violence, stalking, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, "honour"-based violence, prostitution and trafficking.

Following an extensive consultation period, in March 2010 the Mayor published his final strategy and action plan, The Way Forward: taking action to end violence against women and girls. A new London Violence Against Women and Girls Panel had its inaugural meeting on 20 January 2010. Chaired by the Deputy Mayor for Policing Kit Malthouse, the panel will advise the Mayor on the actions required to end violence against women and girls in the capital and improve co-ordination of agencies, statutory and non-statutory bodies working in this area.

16 Rape Crisis Centres Three new Rape Crisis Centres will open in London in 2010, following the Mayor’s pledge to quadruple Rape Crisis provision in the capital. The first will open in Ealing next month, followed later in the year by new services in the north (where work is being led by Westminster and Islington Councils) and east (where Redbridge Council is leading delivery).

Dangerous Dogs The Mayor has made tackling weapon dogs one of his main priorities in reducing violent crime in London. Taking the lead nationally, this led to the establishment of the first ever Met Status Dogs Unit on 2nd March, 2009. This Unit has seized over 1,000 dogs, delivered training to safer neighbourhood teams and magistrates and led to the creation of the London Dangerous Dogs forum.

Alcohol ban on public transport On 1 June 2009 the Mayor implemented an Alcohol ban on the Tube, Buses, Docklands Light Railway, and tram services across the capital.

Crime mapping On 3 September 2009 the Mayor launched a new online Crime Mapping service. The new crime mapping website means for the first time Londoners will be able to get information about crime levels in their neighbourhoods and access local crime prevention and safety advice.

Visibility Programme The Mayor made a commitment to increase the visibility of policing across the city and there are a number of strands to achieving this:

• The Mayor is leading a campaign to increase the number of Special Constables in London to 6,667 by the 2012 Olympics.

• The creation of 32 new teams to patrol transport hubs across London – beefing up police presence at the busiest points on our system for maximum effect. • From May to August 2008, crime in the hub team areas fell by 16.4% compared with borough- wide reductions of 1.56%.

• An additional 440 uniformed officers were recruited to establish the hub teams. The teams have been working closely with existing Safer Neighbourhood Teams, British Transport Police, Safer School Officers and local transport staff to ensure Londoners can move around the capital ever more safely and confidently.

• Alongside the hub teams, 11 inner London borough-based policing teams and 21 outer London borough teams add to the presence on and around the bus network.

Earn Your Travel Back The Mayor launched the Earn Your Travel Back project on 27 August 2009, providing young people that have had their free travel cards taken away due to breach of TfL's behaviour code the opportunity to earn them back through voluntary work on environmental projects around London. Earn Your Travel Back is a great way of reminding young people that privileges like free bus travel comes with responsibilities.

17 Town Centre Policing The Mayor is leading a new approach to reducing anti-social behaviour, crime and disorder within Town Centres by increasing visibility, accessibility and familiarity. This includes the roll-out of 32 Town Centre Teams, implementation of Town Centre policing strategies to all town centres and making full use of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary.

MPA Restructure The Committee structure for the MPA has been revised to re-focus on the priorities of delivering a front-line policing service which is fair and accountable and support delivery of MetForward. The MPS staffing structure has also been revised to ensure appropriate focus and delivery.

Civil Liberties Panel The MPA Civil Liberties Panel was introduced as a means of securing public confidence in policing tactics in the capital and ensuring the Metropolitan Police Service maintains public trust. The panel met for the first time on 9 July 2009. At this meeting Victoria Borwick was elected chair, membership of the panel was confirmed and terms of reference were discussed and agreed.

London Crime Reduction Board As part of MetForward, A better way of working under one governance structure is required. We therefore are proposing the creation of this board, led by the MPA.

Borough Commander Development Programme Borough Commanders now have increased responsibilities; including greater financial responsibility, independence on local targets and accountability through local partnership arrangements, to ensure that borough commanders are supported to succeed a new training and support programme has been established.

18 Transport

New Initiatives

Fares and Ticketing

Free travel for injured war veterans On 27 June 2008 the Mayor announced that injured war veterans in London are to receive free travel on the capital’s transport network.

Half price bus travel for job seekers The Mayor also announced a scheme for unemployed Londoners to travel for half-price on buses and trams on 2 April 2009.

Extending the Freedom Pass to 24 hours On 18 December 2008 the Mayor confirmed that Londoners aged 60 and over will be able to use their Freedom Pass 24 hours a day, every day of the week, from 2 January 2009.

Extending Oyster pay as you go The Mayor announced a deal to extend Oyster Pay as you go to all London stations served by First Great Western from September 2008.

By the River

The Mayor announced a deal with Thames Clippers to enable the use of Oyster PAYG from Nov 2009.

The Mayor has also agreed funding for the redevelopment Tower Pier.

The concordat has delivered improved signage and awareness of piers and river services.

The concordat is meeting the Mayor’s commitment to maximise the use of the river for the Olympics and has now established a draft Olympic services timetable.

Smoothing Traffic Flow

In April 09 the major utility companies agreed a Roadworks Code of Conduct with TfL so that the impact of roadworks on traffic flow is minimised. This code has been toughened up for 2010 and is being used as a model for a similar national voluntary scheme. In January 2010 the first Roadworks Permit Scheme was introduced. Having powers to grant permits will enable TfL to plan and coordinate the timing of roadworks, providing greater opportunities for multiple companies to work on the same sections of road simultaneously. It is a key measure to reduce the disruption to road users caused by the 300,000 holes dug in London's roads by utilities companies every year.

TfL are reviewing and re-phasing every traffic light in London to help improve traffic flow. SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique) is being rolled out across an extra 1000 traffic lights to improve coordination – on average SCOOT reduces delay by 12%. TfL are also now working with Boroughs interested in removing unnecessary traffic signals, for example by replacing them with mini 19 roundabouts or simple give way signs. TfL have trialled pedestrian countdown which helps remove uncertainty for pedestrians crossing the road, and improves vehicle traffic flow.

From January 2009 motorcycles have been allowed in bus lanes for an 18 month trial.

Buses

Designing a new bus for London The Mayor confirmed on 19 December that a new version of the much-loved Routemaster will be back on the streets of London by 2011.

Introduced LiveBus Technology

Reducing buses on Oxford Street by 20% by end of 2010 – 10% reduction

Cycling Revolution

This year the Mayor is investing a record £111.3 million in cycling in 09/10, which is being invested in cycle routes, cycle parking, the bike hire scheme, education programmes, adult and child cycle training and events.

Two new cycle schemes open this summer. The Mayor’s London’s Cycle hire scheme will see 6,000 bikes and 10,000 docking stations opening throughout zone 1. And the first two pilots of the Mayor’s Cycle Superhighways will enable commuters to cycle into central London quickly, easily and safely from the Outer boroughs. To improve cycle safety the Mayor recently published a Cycle Safety Action Plan, which was developed by a wider Cycle Safety Working Group

Last year the Mayor held the first ever Local London Skyride in Hounslow; this year two outer borough Skyrides will be held, in addition to the central London event.

To help grow cycling in Outer London, 13 Biking Boroughs have been selected. They have received additional funding from TfL to help put cycling at the heart of their local transport strategies

TfL is progressing the mayor’s commitment to deliver 66,000 cycling parking spaces

Better Streets / Making Walking Count

Removing guardrails and obstacles to pedestrians – TfL will remove 60km of unnecessary pedestrian guardrails by July 2010, improving the urban realm.

The mayor provided half the funding to ensure the delivery of the improved diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus.

Taxis

London’s Black Cab drivers are now represented on the Transport for London board. To illegal minicabs the Mayor has doubled the number of dedicated cab enforcement officers, launched a "one- strike" rule so that any licensed driver convicted of touting immediately has their licence revoked, and

20 ordered police checks on touting hotspots in the West End to take illegal minicabs off London’s streets.

Other transport initiatives

Borough Local Implementation Plan and funding reforms - unnecessary bureaucracy and costs have been removed and Boroughs now have far greater flexibility in how they tackle their local transport priorities and also be able to apply for multi year funding of more ambitious projects.

For the first time, sub-regional transport strategies are being developed with support from TfL, to ensure a better relationship between transport providers across neighbouring boroughs.

Secured funding for East London Line Phase 2b – enabling delivery of an orbital Overground for London.

Earn Your Travel Back scheme launched August 2009, with over 300 young people having taken part in local volunteering to earn back their free travel, and over 50% of participants expressing an interest in volunteering again.

London Underground station announcements have been shortened and the volume turned down where possible to improve quality of life for local residents.

Abolition of half-yearly black cab inspections On 14 May 2008 the Mayor announced the start of a consultation period on the abolition of half- yearly black cab inspections. He announced they would be abolished on 6 November 2008. Figures clearly showed that the inspections did not achieve their aims of raising standards or improving the pass rate of annual inspections.

Removing the Western Extension of the Congestion Charge The Mayor announced the results of a public consultation on the western extension of the Congestion Charging zone on 27 November 2008. Over two thirds of Londoners and businesses responding to the consultation said they want it scrapped.

Abolishing the £25 CO2 charge On 8 July 2008 the Mayor scrapped proposals for a £25 charge for the owners of large family cars £25 a day to drive in the Central London Congestion Charge zone.

Scrapping the bendy bus as contracts come up for renewal By the end of 2010 the bendy bus will have been replaced on four routes

Halting a number of major projects that lacked funding for further development and implementation: Thames Gateway Bridge Cross River Tram Crystal Palace Extension Oxford Street Tram DLR Dagenham Dock

21 Economic and Business Policy - Leading London through the recession

New Initiatives

The Economic Recovery Action Plan (ERAP) The Mayor launched ERAP in order to coordinate the GLA Group response to the recession. The initiatives launched include:

• The LDA investing £23.4 million rolling out a new comprehensive business support and finance package. This will improve communication and take-up of its services by businesses and refocus business support programmes to address current needs. • The LDA arranged the provision of advice and support on how to beat the downturn to nearly 2,000 business people attending clinics run by Barclays, complementing other measures set out in the Mayor of London’s Economic Recovery Action Plan. • The Economic Recovery Loan Fund, a £3million loan fund to support small and medium businesses with viable business plans to secure finance during the recession. The scheme can provide established businesses with loans of £10,000 to £50,000 • A £1.5 million Gateway to Investment programme launched by the LDA to help growing SMEs to be better prepared to access equity finance from commercial sources. This investment- readiness support project will help SMEs prepare their case to raise equity finance and approach potential investors. • The GLA Group halving its standard time for payment of valid invoices from SMEs to 10 working days • TfL implementing a change in the frequency of rental payments for smaller businesses to allow them to pay rents monthly rather than quarterly. • The development of 10 high-technology ‘Low Carbon Zones’ across London by 2012 • The LDA establishing an export promotion programme through trade fairs, missions and additional trade advisors initially supported by a new £0.3m fund, helping small businesses to capitalize on the trade and export opportunities arising from the favourable exchange rate. • A new £1.5m LDA 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund administered by Arts Council England London office, which will provide grants of up to £50,000 to not-for-profit cultural organizations in London. • The Mayor supported the creation of TheCityUK, a new London Financial Services Board to promote the sector abroad. • The Mayor launched the provision of over 1,000 apprenticeship places and 100 work experience placements per year through the GLA Group, and campaign for other public and private sector employers to step up their training offer. The Mayor is also working with partners to maximise training and employment opportunities from major capital projects, including London 2012, Crossrail, transport investment and renewal of colleges. • For the first time since the inception of the GLA, the Mayor froze the GLA precept for two years running • The Mayor introduced a number of targeted fare reductions and concessions, including reduced off-peak tube fares outside Central London, half price bus fares for Londoners on income support, free travel for war veterans and the 24/7 Freedom Pass. • The Mayor helped unemployed people to access work through the extension of the half price bus travel scheme to unemployed people on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA). • The Mayor launched a new portal on the GLA website (www.london.gov.uk/volunteer) developed by a partnership led by Greater London Volunteering. This provides easier access for individuals to local volunteering opportunities across London, building stronger local communities and giving people the opportunity to maintain their skills. • The Mayor set up a London Business Advisory Council with representatives of business, the GLA group and other partners to assess the needs of the London economy and to tackle emerging issues.

22 • The Mayor and Think London helped to attract overseas investment through a new “London Now” initiative, offering free temporary desk space. • The Mayor launched a new initiative to promote use of empty business premises (www.londonnewenterprise.co.uk)

Business Seminars The LDA has funded several free online and face-to face business seminars for SMEs, delivered by experienced professionals from accountancy firms Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

London New Enterprise The Mayor’s Office has worked with the Workspace Group, Capital Enterprise and the British Property Federation on a new website (www.londonnewenterprise.co.uk) which helps London’s businesses access property and advice on available business support,

Helping Graduates into Work Website A new website (www.london.gov.uk/graduates) was launched in July 2009 to help Graduates assess their career options and access available resources.

Keeping London Working Guide The LDA increased its support for small businesses and job seekers in the capital with the release of a new online guide to help them meet the challenges of the current economic downturn. The guide – a response to the Mayor of London’s Economic Recovery Action Plan – gives Londoners easy access to the key contacts they need to boost their prospects – whether a business owner is facing difficulty or an individual’s job is at risk.

Increasing London Living Wage On 10 July 2008 the Mayor raised the Living Wage for London to £7.45 per hour.

Apprenticeships Through the London Skills and Employment Board the £25 million budget for apprenticeships to pay for providers has been put in place and the Mayor has been working with London Council’s to increase the number of apprenticeships in London. A commitment to establish 3000 apprenticeships up to 2012 across the GLA Group was agreed along with a further 2000 from the London Boroughs.

The Mayor has invested £600k in the London Apprenticeships Company to support small businesses to offer apprenticeship places. An event acknowledging the success of the London Apprenticeship Company was held during National Apprenticeship Week in February 2010.

Further opportunities have been identified and started on the Olympic site and more will follow through the TfL tunnelling academy.

Homeless to Work The Mayor of London announced a £900,000 Homeless to Work programme, funded by the Mayor through the London Development Agency to help hundreds of the capital's homeless gain essential

23 skills and get back to work. This is the first in the new approach to delivering greater value for money by co-commissioning which builds critical mass in the approach projects.

Mayoral Academies Programme The Mayor announced approval of the first Mayoral education Academy at Turin Grove School in Edmonton, which is set to open in September 2010.

Scholarships with India LDA, in partnership with UK Trade & Investment, announced help for the capital's small and medium sized businesses to compete more effectively in the international market place by offering scholarships for company managers to develop stronger trading links with India through effective marketing.

Only in London The Only in London campaign, launched on 20 March 2009 brought in £100m in economic benefits on a £2m spend.

Promote London Council The Mayor established the Promote London Council in June 2009 to advise him and the LDA on all aspects of the promotion of London. It has since agreed a visual identity for London's brand promotion, which will be launched later this year; advised on appropriate organisational arrangements, which will be introduced over 2010/11; advised on London's international presence (including on whether to keep open certain international offices); and contributed to an overall promotion strategy.

Wigley Report On 22 June 2008 the Mayor launched a review of the competitiveness of London as a global financial centre. The final report was published by the Mayor and the Chairman of the Review Panel, Bob Wigley (formerly of Merrill Lynch) on the 12th December.

Outer London Commission The Outer London Commission was established by the Mayor to advise how to release the economic potential of Outer London. It met for the first time on 3 February.

International Business Advisory Council On 5 October 2008, the Mayor hosted the inaugural meeting of his International Business Advisory Council. Chaired by WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell, around 30 members of the 58 strong Council of distinguished business leaders from around the world attended the meeting.

Manufacturing Advisory Service The Mayor announced £3.9million to improve and extend the Manufacturing Advisory Service to help small to medium sized manufacturers grow and compete in their respective markets.

24 Regional Language Network LDA is offering free training in language and cultural skills for businesses of all sizes are being in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tourism Action Plan LDA launched a consultation on the London Tourism Action Plan 2009-13 which covers everything from international promotion of London as a world city to improving visitor information, accommodation and workforce development.

Suspending phase three of Low Emission Zone The Mayor announced his intention to suspend the third phase of the Low Emission Zone on 2 February 2009 because of the detrimental impact on London’s small businesses.

Open London The Mayor launched Open London, a scheme to promote businesses, such as Sainsburys and Tesco’s who allow the public to use their toilet facilities on 18 March 2009.

WIFI London The Mayor is currently in the process of scooping out WIFI London a project aimed at increasing WIFI connectivity for London 2012. The project is being supported by London Boroughs and by the Mobile Network Operators in London. Pilot sites will be selected to trial WIFI hot spots in the coming months with a view to building a business case for full roll out in the third quarter of 2010. If successful the project will assist in lessening pressure on the 3G network while providing increased internet access for Londoners.

25 The Environment

New Initiatives

Green Economy A report published in March 2009 showed that the Mayor’s plans to cut energy and tackle climate change could bring 10 - 15,000 jobs and contribute £600m a year by 2025.

Eco Innovation Fund The Mayor announced proposals for a multi-million pound 'London Green Fund' to boost London's low carbon economy, create jobs and tackle climate change.

Business greening The Mayor announced £300m ERDF funding to support small and medium sized businesses to reduce costs and improve their environmental credentials. The Mayor announced a framework of approved energy service companies, which cuts through red tape by creating a clever financial model enabling public sector organisations to retrofit their buildings with energy efficiency measures more easily.

Carbon Makeovers: CERT The Mayor and London Councils announced an innovative scheme to cut energy from at least 200,000 homes in the capital by 2012 involving a series of trials to give up to 10,000 domestic properties a carbon makeover, helping the capital to tackle climate change, save money off bills and create 'green' jobs.

Energy Schemes The Mayor announced detailed steps to boost locally generated energy to cut carbon emissions, create green collar jobs and save money off fuel bills.

Low carbon zones In July 2009 the Mayor announced £3 million to support the development of ten high-technology 'Low Carbon Zones' across London by 2012. These zones will show exactly how London can become a low carbon city by using a wide range of measures to help people cut carbon and by reducing the emissions of some of London's older buildings, which have generally been more difficult to make energy efficient.

25,000 electric car-charging points by 2015 The Mayor outlined his plans to make London the electric car capital of Europe in April 2009, including a series of major initiatives to achieve at least 100,000 electric vehicles on the capital’s streets.

The MPS are in the process of evaluating and identifying electric hybrid and other sustainable-fuelled vehicles, such as hydrogen, on behalf of the GLA family.

Priority Parks The Mayor invited Londoners to vote on a shortlist of parks across the capital to fund improvements to make them more attractive and safer for local communities. Over 110,000 Londoners voted for their ten favourite parks, each park winning £400,000 each. In addition, the Mayor awarded £2M towards the regeneration of Burgess Park in Southwark. 26 Street Trees The Mayor has allocated £4M toward the planting of 10,000 street trees in 40 priority areas across the Capital. In addition the Mayor aims to increase tree cover across London from 20 per cent today to 25 per cent by 2025 – around two million additional trees – with a further five per cent increase by 2050. This will not only make our already green city even greener but will help to fight the effects of climate change.

Waste Recycling Board From May 2008 to February 2010 the Mayor chaired the London Waste and Recycling Board in order to work with London's borough councils to boost recycling in the capital and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. The Board has a £60 million budget.

Capital Growth The Mayor launched the ‘Capital Growth’ scheme to turn 2,012 pieces of land into thriving green spaces to grow food by 2012 in November 2008. The scheme is open to community groups and offers practical advice and support to people all over London. Capital growth will help people get access to land and create successful food growing spaces.

GLA Food Programme The Mayor is also implementing a programme of initiatives to increase the supply of locally-sourced and sustainably produced food into London to help deliver the objectives of London's Healthy and Sustainable Food Strategy. These initiatives include:

Good Food for London: to the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency to increase the levels of healthy and sustainable food provided by public sector caterers to schools and educational establishments.

Good Food on the Public Plate: to assist public sector organisations to use more sustainable food in their catering including the establishment of a London Food Cluster to increase the efficiency of tendering and purchasing locally and sustainably produced food by public bodies across the Capital.

Retrofitting The Mayor is working with the LDA and London Councils to develop a home energy efficiency programme, to help achieve the Mayor's target of a 60 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2025 for London, cut energy bills and create thousands of jobs. This will include a retrofit academy to train people to deliver the scheme.

The Mayor is also making improvements to the energy efficiency of GLA group buildings. The current programme of 100 buildings includes offices, listed buildings, and police and fire stations. The first tranche of work will deliver 25 per cent carbon savings, saving £1m from the GLA group energy bill every year.

Decentralised energy masterplanning programme was launched in 2009. This programme assists in London borough’s in developing decentralized energy policies and projects. In October 2009 the Decentralised energy prospectus ‘Powering Ahead’ and the London Heat Map were also launched (www.londonheatmap.org.uk)

JESSICA funding The £100 million London JESSICA fund, provides an innovative new approach to climate change projects.

27 Housing

New Initiatives

Ending rough sleeping On 12 February 2009 the Mayor launched the London Delivery Board whose aim is to end rough sleeping in the capital by 2012.

Affordable Homes 20,000 affordable homes have been completed since the Mayor's election, with the Mayor on course to deliver 50,000 by 2012 as pledged in his housing strategy - the largest number of affordable homes in a single Mayoral term.

The Mayor has also a launched a First Steps programme to ensure that intermediate housing better meets the needs of Londoners by:

• Widening eligibility – reflecting London’s higher house prices and affordability problems This includes making more families eligible and also recognising that levels of income rather than jobs should determine who has access to First Steps. • Enhancing access, information and the experience of buyers through better marketing and improving lenders’ understanding of low cost home ownership products. • Developing new products specifically tailored to London, where appropriate.

Tackling Overcrowding in Social Housing London is the first city to pledge to halve severe overcrowding in social housing and the Mayor has overseen the delivery of the largest proportion of family-sized social homes in the last ten years. The Mayor is on course for 42 percent of the social rented homes delivered by 2012 to be three-bed or bigger.

Funding for Empty Homes The Mayor has helped to bring 1,700 empty homes back into use since the election under a new programme which has tripled funding for empty homes in London to £60 million.

Unlocking Stalled Regeneration Schemes The Mayor has committed £221 million to unlock stalled regeneration schemes in London so far. The first work to regenerate major estates in London, including the Aylesbury in Southwark and Woodbury Down in Hackney, under the London KickStart programme financed by the HCA, chaired by the Mayor in London.

New Space Standards The Mayor has set out new space standards in the draft Mayor's Design Guide to improve the space and design standards of all homes in an effort to end the era of 'hobbit homes'.

New Land Taskforce The Mayor has launched a land taskforce to release public land for new housing.

28 Delegating Housing Powers The Mayor has launched a delegated delivery pilot with three boroughs - Westminster, Hackney, Croydon - to delegate some housing powers to boroughs to improve delivery and ensure housing investment more closely meets local housing need.

London Housing Company An Innovative new approach is being developed in response to the current economic climate, in order to bring forward the regeneration of stalled development sites and provide housing for Londoners.

Scrapped Initiatives

The Mayor has scrapped the 50% affordable housing policy as it was leading to less rather than more affordable housing being delivered overall.

29 Planning

Replacement London Plan In October 2009, I published the draft replacement London Plan for public consultation. Examples of policy changes that have been introduced in the draft Replacement Plan including.

• A new approach to housing density – with more emphasis being given to quality and space, and with percentage targets for affordable housing scrapped in favour of numerical targets being agreed with every borough. • Greater support for protecting small shops and promoting small businesses, • New targets and tighter regulations to reduce CO2 emissions from new developments in order to tackle climate change. • More protection, promotion and enhancement of London's green and open spaces and waterways, and more land provided for growing food.

Outer London Commission The Mayor established the Outer London Commission (OLC) to advise how Outer London can play its full part in the city’s economic success. The findings and recommendations of the OLC have been incorporated in the draft Replacement London Plan.

Review of the London View Management Framework

A new London Views Management Framework has been produced in line with the mayor's election Manifesto to give enhanced protection to much cherished London views and add three new views that will need to be managed in future.

Opportunity Areas at Earls Court and Kensal Canalside

Two new Opportunity Areas have been designated to help realise the potential for housing renewal, employment growth and regeneration that exist within Earls Court and West Kensington and Kensal Canalside.

Intensification area at Harrow and Wealdstone A new intensification area has been designated at Harrow & Wealdstone to help realise the significant potential for urban renewal and intensification, providing the impetus to regenerate Wealdstone and rejuvenate Harrow town centre.

London's Great Outdoors and the Mayor’s Great Spaces The Mayor has published his strategy for improving London's public realm, green and blue spaces. This is backed by an implementation plan in excess of £200m. In addition, the Mayor launched his Great Spaces initiative to encourage the boroughs and other partners to make the capital an even more attractive place to live, work and visit.

18 projects have been designated Great Spaces and are in receipt of funding or in kind assistance from Design for London.

Major iconic public realm initiatives led by the Mayor include Oxford Circus, Exhibition Road, Picadilly/St. James.

Bankside LDA is to provide £4 million to the Bankside Urban Forest - a programme of works to improve public space in the Southwark Bankside area, stretching from the riverside to the Elephant and Castle. 30 London 2012, Legacy and Sport

New Initiatives

Olympic Park Legacy Company In conjunction with Government, the Mayor has established the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) to manage the post-Games development of the Olympic Park.

Host City Volunteers The Mayor has announced plans to recruit a team of Host City Volunteers, who will be on hand during the London 2012 Games at airports, stations, major visitor attractions and other key locations to welcome visitors and help them get the most out of their time in London.

Sports Legacy Plan The Mayor has launched a sports legacy plan, ‘A Sporting future for London’ and commited to providing over £30 million for grass roots sport and activity across London. Chaired by Commissioner for Sport Kate Hoey, a new forum has been set up to support the plan, in line with Time for Action’s call for more sporting opportunities for young people.

FIFA Football World Cup 2018 bid The Mayor is committed to the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid and Chairs the 'London United Steering Group,' which acts as the strategic lead for London as a Candidate Host City.

Compete For Expanded horizon to include the GLA Group and wider public sector in order to allow SMEs to bid more easily contracts with the GLA family

Play Sport London The LDA announced Play Sport London, featuring around 30 different sports and involving more than 140 grass roots clubs putting on expert coaching and activities, to help participants find local clubs to play their chosen sport.

31 Children and Young People

New Initiatives

The Mayor’s Fund In April 2009 the Mayor announced the formal establishment of the Mayor’s Fund to improve life chances for disadvantaged young people and their families in London.

Consulting with Young People In September 2009, over 500 young people debated with the Mayor and panellists at the first Young People’s Consultation Event at the O2, in Greenwich. They heard from those responsible for shaping London’s legacy and asked questions on the themes of Crime, Education, Skills and Employment, Environment, Culture, Music and Sports and Transport.

Mayor’s Scholars programme The Mayor’s Scholars programme – as part of the Time for Action programme – seeks to support children in care throughout their educational career.

Spirit of London Awards The Mayor was one of the champions of the Spirit of London Awards, with the Damilola Taylor Trust, London Boroughs, other partners and a number of celebrity role models. This Awards scheme recognises how much time teenagers spend on voluntary and charitable work, to make up for the volume of negative publicity that young people as a whole often receive.

Peer Outreach Workers (POW) health projects In 2008/09 the POW team worked on the ‘You’re Welcome’ project. The original pilot was to develop a toolkit and train young people in seven London boroughs to make local health provision more accessible for young people and it formed part of the Department of Health’s wider ‘You're Welcome Quality Criteria’. In the second phase, POWs trained young Londoners from every borough to assess local health services for their accessibility to children and young people.

The POW team also helped design and deliver a number of workshops with young people from across the capital to hear what they thought about alcohol, how it affects them and what support they might need. They presented their findings at the Practitioners’ Forum for delivery of the Regional Statement of Priorities, a set of key actions of the Mayor and partner agencies to address the harm that alcohol causes to Londoners and communities

Heron Unit at Feltham The Heron Unit was opened at Feltham Young Offenders Institute as part of Mayor’s Youth Strategy

32 Culture

New Initiatives

New Music Education Strategy The Music Education strategy for 2010-2012, includes a range of initiatives such as the Mayor’s Music Education Fund (£100k), Rhythm of London campaign and No Strings Attached amnesty for unused instruments

In Summer 2009 the Mayor held the first busking competition for young Londoners. The finalist performed at the Young People’s Question Time event in September and the winner was awarded a year's licence to busk on London Underground.

Art in the Olympic Park A series of art commissions in the Olympic Park, developed in partnership with the ODA and LDA.

Londoners Card The Mayor has completed a first stage feasibility study for a ‘Londoners’ Card’ in partnership with London Councils, which could improve access to cultural, leisure, local, retail and other services.

Support Programmes The Mayor has developed a programme for supplementary education strategic support – working to strengthen London’s growing supplementary school sector, in partnership with Nomura Bank

He has also developed a new strategic support programme for venues in the outer boroughs, through funding to the London Jazz Festival, which helps build capacity of smaller organisations to host high profile acts and participate in London-wide events.

Internships Project These have been developed in partnership with the London Museums Hub to promote more accessible entry into the cultural workforce for people from a diverse range of backgrounds

A Range of New Events including:

• The Story of London campaign which was produced in 2009 in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, the London Museums Hub and MLA London. • London Film Day – developed in partnership with the British Film Institute and Film London) • Open Jewish Culture

Blue Light Museum The Mayor initiated a feasibility study for a ‘Blue Light Museum’, which will bring together the museum collections of the emergency services in London.

33 London Coach Voucher Scheme The Mayor worked with the TfL Coach Forum on the development of a London Coach Voucher Scheme to help improve coach transport into the city and enable more visitors (particularly older and younger groups) to visit cultural venues such as theatres, museums and galleries.

Light London The Mayor has launched Light London, in partnership with the LDA, Open House and Art in the Open. Light London is a new strategic set of principles to encourage better lighting design around the capital, and to support the creation of major lighting commissions for the Olympic Park fringe.

2012 Cultural Events The Mayor has established a 2012 Cultural Planning Group to help coordinate and communicate plans for the cultural events with the sector and stakeholders.

Investment in cultural projects The Mayor has agreed LDA funding for a number of major capital cultural developments in the city, including Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, Cutty Sark in Greenwich and the British Film Institute on the South Bank.

Scrapped initiatives

GAIN The Mayor withdrew involvement from the GAIN programme, which identified black and ethnic minority candidates for board positions. The programme will continue with support from other funders, whilst the GLA focuses attention on other barriers to workforce diversity (unpaid internships).

Review of Events Programme The Mayor reviewed the events programme, cancelling or reducing funding to events deemed to be commercially unviable or of insufficient quality and impact.

34 Health

New initiatives

Community Voices Network The Mayor established a new Community Voices for Health Network to actively engage community organisations in shaping policies and programmes on health, with a particular focus on making it easier for small groups to be heard at regional level.

Workplace Well-being The Mayor has established GLA Workplace Well-being Network and initiated action across GLA Group to identify and share best practice in promoting workplace health and productivity.

Reducing Alcohol related harm The Mayor established the Alcohol Joint Action Group to coordinate regional action and Alcohol Practitioner Forum to support local action to reduce alcohol-related harm

London Health Commission The Mayor has supported and contributed to the London Health Commission’s programme, notable launch of the ‘Good Jobs – Good for Health and Good for Business’ campaign to engage employers, and delivery of the Well London programme to support local action in 20 deprived neighbourhoods.

Promoting Physical Activity The Mayor has sought to influence the NHS to increase their focus on promoting physical activity and active travel, including negotiation of an NHS Cycling Pledge, and ongoing joint work to develop the Go London healthy legacy plans for the Olympics and Paralympics

Health Inequalities Strategy The Mayor has published the draft Health Inequalities Strategy, with the final strategy and initial delivery plan due for completion in March 2010.