Agenda item
Petitions
Report of: Executive Director of Secretariat
Contact: Rebecca Arnold, [email protected] tel: 020 7983 4421
The Assembly is recommended to:
(a) Receive and note the petitions listed at paragraphs 4.2 – 4.5 of the report and to decide whether to refer the petitions, and if so where to, and to seek a response to the points raised; and
(b) Consider whether to agree to suspend the provisions of Standing Order 3.20 B (4) for the duration of the meeting in order to allow the petition listed at paragraph 4.6 of the report to be received and, if agreed, to decide whether to refer the petition to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, to seek a response to the points raised.
Minutes:
5.1 Steve O’Connell AM presented a petition with the following prayer:
“We the undersigned object to the withdrawal of Bus route 312 from South Croydon Garage. The 312 is the only remaining bus starting from South Croydon Garage. We believe that without 312 there is insufficient capacity on other bus routes as they are already full on reaching South Croydon Garage. We call on London Buses not to divert the 312 away from South Croydon garage.”
5.2 Resolved:
That the petition be submitted to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, for response.
5.3 Steve O’Connell AM presented two petitions which related to the same matter, with the following prayers:
“We, the undersigned, are concerned about the lack of a proper, safe crossing for pedestrians across the busy A22 Godstone Road between Kenley (Norfolk Parade, CR8 5AA) and Riddlesdown Common. We call upon the Mayor of London, Transport for London and Croydon Council to provide a safe crossing solution for our community.”
“We, the undersigned, pupils at Riddlesdown Colleagiate, are concerned about the lack of a proper, safe crossing for pedestrians across the busy A22 Godstone Road between Kenley (Norfolk Parade, CR8 5AA) and Riddlesdown Common. We call upon the Mayor of London, Transport for London and Croydon Council to provide a safe crossing solution for our community.”]
5.4 Resolved:
That the petitions be submitted to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, for response.
5.5 Valerie Shawcross AM presented a petition with the following prayer:
“We, the undersigned commuters who use Crystal Palace station call on the Mayor of London and Chair of Transport for London, Boris Johnson to ensure that funds are made available to provide step free access to platforms at the station and reopen the former ticket hall.”
5.6 Resolved:
That the petition be submitted to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, for response.
5.7 Jenny Jones AM presented a petition with the following prayer:
“We, the undersigned, support the motion in the London Assembly asking the Mayor to reconsider his rejection of a 20mph limit on Blackfriars Bridge, in the interest of the safety of all road users"
5.8 Resolved:
That the petition be submitted to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, for response.
5.9 Having agreed, upon a vote (where by 12 votes were cast in favour of the decision to suspend the relevant Standing Order and 7 votes were cast against), to suspend the provisions of Standing Order 3.20 B (4) in order to allow Valerie Shawcross AM to present the petition listed at paragraph 4.6 of the report, the Assembly received a petition with the following prayer:
“Please sign this petition if you would like an electronic information board to be installed at the 417 and 432 bus stops.”
5.10 Resolved:
That the petition be submitted to the Mayor, as Chair of Transport for London, for response.
5.11 James Cleverly requested that it be placed on record that the Assembly’s Conservative Group congratulated the students who had collected the signatures on the petition referred to at paragraph 5.9 above but expressed some concern at the precedent established in suspending Standing Orders in this way.
5.12 The Chair explained that she had asked officers to investigate making provision within Standing Orders for a separate procedure in relation to petitions from children. She informed the Assembly that she would contact Group leaders about this matter following the meeting, with a view to submitting a report to the Assembly’s Business Management and Administration Committee. John Biggs AM suggested that proposals in relation to this matter be considered by the Standing Orders Working Group.
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