Gareth Bacon

Gareth Bacon, London Assembly member, who shadows Lambeth and Southwark for the Conservative Group has today welcomed the Mayor of London’s commitment not to increase the Greater London Authority council tax precept.

Commenting, Mr Bacon said:

“This is excellent news for the people of Lambeth and Southwark. Boris knows full well the pressures household budgets are under and has once again not increased his share of the council tax.

Londonwide Assembly Member, Gareth Bacon has backed the scrapping of targets for gypsy traveller site pitches in Greenwich and Lewisham, under proposals published by Boris Johnson on Monday.

Until alterations were published, London boroughs were to be forced to provide new gypsy and travellers sites pitches by the Mayor’s spatial strategy, the draft London Plan; 32 in Greenwich and 15 in Lewisham.

London Assembly Member, Gareth Bacon, has today called for the Northern and Jubilee lines to become driverless.

Speaking today, Mr Bacon, who shadows the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, and Greenwich and Lewisham on the London Assembly for the Conservative Group, urged Boris Johnson to examine and press ahead with the idea.

“Driverless train technology is in operation all over the world. It is safe, efficient and reliable.

“Once the upgrade is completed, the Northern and Jubilee lines will be an automatic system, with drivers reduced to door openers.  

Gareth Bacon AM, Conservative London wide Assembly Member, has discovered that the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has plans to cordon off half of the Blackwall Tunnel during the Olympic Games for exclusive use by Olympic athletes and officials.

They want to reserve one lane in each direction solely for Olympic vehicles.

On an average day, there are usually over 5,000 vehicles every hour travelling through the Blackwall Tunnel.  By contrast, it is extremely unlikely there will be more than 200 Olympic vehicles using the Tunnel each hour.