• Reference: 2025/4575
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

London allocates £2.36 per pupil for cycle training (budget of £2.7 million for 1.14 million pupils), which is nearly 70 per cent less per head than the rest of England at around £3.96 each (budget of £25 million for 6.31 million pupils), despite higher traffic levels, worse health inequalities and an urgent need for modal shift to meet your 80 per cent target for all trips to be made by walking, wheeling and cycling by 2041. Could you explain the disparity in funding for London’s children for basic on-road cycle training compared with children elsewhere in England?

• Reference: 2025/4574
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Thank you for your answer to my question 2025/3983, in which you said: “The percentage of children trained to Bikeability Level 2 in 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25 was 31%, 33%, and 31%, respectively.” However, in England, excluding London, 58 per cent of primary pupils receive some on-road cycle training. Could you explain why London only provides on-road cycle training to a third of pupils, in comparison to nearly two-thirds in the rest of England?

• Reference: 2025/4573
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Thank you for your answer to my questions 2025/0264 and 2025/0889 about the barriers women face cycling in London. Could you tell me: a) where the report into the women’s safety audit processes is published, and b) which recommendations Transport for London (TfL) adopted from the London Cycling Campaign Women’s Network report, Women’s Freedom After Dark: Are TfL’s Cycleways safe for everyone, 24/7?

• Reference: 2025/4572
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

A constituent is querying why some local authorities are removing rank spaces from Taxi Shelters when both they, and Transport for London (TfL), should be seeking to support and grow these vital hubs with charging infrastructure and toilet facilities?

• Reference: 2025/4571
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

In light of Zipcar’s announcement that it is proposing to cease its UK operations on 31 December 2025 and the proposed introduction of driverless cars by Waymo and Wayve, what strategy does London currently have for Transport for London (TfL) and the boroughs to plan for the provision of parking for short-term use by these operators, as well as the balance between different providers and types of service?

• Reference: 2025/4570
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Given Zipcar has announced it is proposing to cease its UK operations on 31 December 2025, what action are you taking to ensure that its 1,700 dedicated parking spaces across London are preserved for future car sharing operations?

• Reference: 2025/4569
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Given Zipcar has announced it is proposing to cease its UK operations on 31 December 2025, what support and/or action are you taking to ensure that London retains car club services London-wide?

• Reference: 2025/4568
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Could you supply an answer to this question from a constituent referring to MQ 2024/1380: “Sir Mark Rowley said that the Met had 11 forensic collision investigators and 17 in training, and are looking to increase the number of trained officers. Can an update be given on the current number of trained forensic collision investigators in the Met, and how many are in training?”

• Reference: 2025/4567
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Could you confirm whether Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), was invited to attend the Transport for London (TfL) Roads Victims Listening Session on 21 October 2025, where attendees were invited to “hear from those impacted by road trauma about their experiences, reflect on how we have progressed against Vision Zero since its launch and discuss how we can continue to work together in the future to better support victims and mobilise advocacy for road danger reduction”?

• Reference: 2025/4566
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Thank you for your answer to my question 2025/3525, in which you said: “Earlier this year, TfL [Transport for London] commissioned KPMG to conduct a comprehensive analysis of bus driver training needs, to identify the skills, knowledge and behaviours expected of these colleagues by TfL and its stakeholders.” Could you tell me when you expect to publish these findings and will you share them with me once published?