Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Thursday 14 July 2011 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Steve O’Connell AM, for whom Richard Barnes AM attended as a substitute, and Roger Evans AM, for whom Brian Coleman AM attended as a substitute.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 2;

(b)  Note the gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c)  Declare any other personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table at Item 2 and including any interests arising from gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

2.1  Resolved:

(a)   That the list of memberships of functional bodies and London borough councils, as set out in the table at Item 2, be noted as personal interests;

(b)  That gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register, be noted;

(c)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 14 June 2011to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  The Committee received the minutes of the Transport Committee held on 14 June 2011.

3.2  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 14 June 2011 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact John Barry, [email protected], 020 7983 4425

 
The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  John Barry; [email protected]; 020 7983 4425 

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out recent correspondence issued by the Chair of the Transport Committee under delegated authority.

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Ian O’Sullivan, [email protected], 020 7983 6540

The Committee is recommended to note the report and put questions to representatives from: the Department for Transport; Campaign for High Speed Rail; Campaign for Better Transport; 51M; Stop HS2; Transport for London; and Network Rail.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to the following guests:

·  Adam Raphael, Campaign for High Speed Rail;

·  Richard Hebditch, Campaign for Better Transport;

·  Chris Stokes, 51M;

·  Joe Rukin, Stop HS2;

·  Richard DiCani, Director of Strategy and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact John Bennett, [email protected], 020 7983 4203

The Committee is recommended to note the paper submitted by London TravelWatch, attached at the Appendix, including London TravelWatch’s

(a)  Financial outturn position as at 31 March 2011; and

(b)  Performance against the objectives agreed by the Transport Committee.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat that set out London TravelWatch’s performance monitoring report for the year 2010/11.

7.2  Resolved:

That the paper submitted by London TravelWatch, as appended to the report, which included London TravelWatch’s financial outturn position as at 31  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact John Bennett, [email protected], 020 7983 4203

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Endorse the need for implementation of the review proposals and consider the issue of directions to the London TravelWatch Board in respect of Proposals:

2 – Relocation of London TravelWatch;

3 – Sharing back office functions;

4 – Contracting Passenger Focus for rail passenger functions;

5 – Borough consultations; and

6 – Large-scale transport consultations to which the Assembly plans to respond,

as detailed in section 4 of the report.  If agreed, the Committee is recommended to authorise the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and Group Leads, to approve the issue of those directions or appropriate guidance to the Chief Executive of London TravelWatch.

(b)  Authorise the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and Group Leads, to agree any necessary re-phasing of the payments of the Assembly’s grant to London TravelWatch to assist the Board’s cash-flow during the implementation of their reorganisation.

(c)  Agree that, having regard to the current interim position with the implementation of the Assembly’s and the Board’s respective reviews, no further action be taken at this time to fill  ...  view the full agenda text for item 8.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. The following Greater London Authority officers were in attendance to answer Members’ questions on the report:

·  John Bennett, Head of Special Projects and Elections; and

·  Paul McArthur, Senior Legal Adviser to the London Assembly.

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Ian O’Sullivan, [email protected], 020 7983 6540

The Committee is recommended to agree the report: The Future of Road Congestion in London

9.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

9.2  Resolved:

That the Transport Committee report, The Future of Road Congestion in London, be agreed.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to agree the proposal for an investigation into the future of ticketing, including the proposed terms of reference, as set out at Appendix 1 of the report.

10.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

10.2  Resolved:

That the proposal for an investigation into the future of ticketing, including the proposed terms of reference, as set out at Appendix 1 of the report, be agreed.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Ian O’Sullivan, [email protected], 020 7983 6540

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Recommend to the Business Management and Administration Committee the appointment of Valerie Shawcross AM as a rapporteur to conduct an investigation into TfL’s customer service; and

(b)  Agree the proposal for the investigation including the proposed terms of reference as set out at Appendix 1 of the report.

11.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

11.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Business Management and Administration Committee be recommended to appoint Valerie Shawcross AM as a rapporteur to conduct an investigation into TfL’s customer service; and

(b)  That the proposal for the investigation, including the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note Transport for London’s follow-up response to the report, Accessibility of the transport network, including that TfL has now, in accordance with the Committee’s recommendations, developed and published for consultation a draft report on improving accessibility in future; and 

(b)  Agree to produce, by October 2011, a response to TfL’s draft report on improving accessibility in future.

12.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

12.2  Resolved:

(a)  That Transport for London’s follow-up response to the report, Accessibility of the transport network, including that Transport for London had, in accordance with the Committee’s recommendations, developed and published for consultation a draft report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to agree its work programme as set out in the report.

13.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat. In discussion it was suggested that, in order to discuss issues concerning bus routes, Transport for London’s Managing Director for Surface Transport be invited to attend the Committee’s meeting of 11 October 2011, at which TfL’s Transport  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Monday 25 July 2011 at 11am in Committee Room 3.

14.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Monday 25 July 2011 at 11am in Committee Room 5.

15.1  There were no items of additional business.

16.1  The meeting finished at 12.15pm.