• Reference: 2023/2930
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Are you aware that Wandsworth Bridge Road's “Clean Air Neighbourhood” has directly led to: a café that survived Covid currently now losing £36,000 per month, as a direct consequence of the traffic chaos, a kitchen specialist which has seen turnover drop £600,000 in the period Oct 22 – May 23 compared to the same period last year, a well-established soft furnishings store suffering a 70% drop in footfall, a restaurant on New Kings Road seeing vital weekend turnover collapse by 38%, a high-end dress agency suffering a 25% drop in revenue since the CAN scheme started, a womenswear shop seeing...

• Reference: 2023/2929
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

If the Cycleway 9 data shows that the rate of cycle accidents has increased, if any increase in cycling is less than 20%, if there are measurable negative impacts in bus journey times and if there are measurable negative impacts on the journey time of other vehicles, which is the current state of affairs and demonstration of a comprehensive failure of C9, will TfL act decisively to remove it? If not, why not?

• Reference: 2023/2928
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

In evaluating Cycleway 9, will TfL use 2019, the year before C9 was built, as the most relevant benchmark year for evaluation cycling numbers, cycle accidents and bus journey delays? If not, why not?

• Reference: 2023/2927
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

On 9th July 2021 TfL published a press release headlined ‘New data highlights success of trial Cycleway in Chiswick’. The press release stated: “In the 12 months before TfL introduced new temporary cycle lanes to Chiswick High Road, there were eight collisions involving a cyclist, while in the six months since TfL introduced the temporary scheme, there have been two such collisions.” Given there were 11 collisions between cyclists and cars or vans in the first six months of Cycleway 9’s operation, why did TfL’s press release get the figures so wrong?

• Reference: 2023/2926
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Please can you update the Assembly on the most recent figures for anti-idling enforcement for each of London’s 32 boroughs?

• Reference: 2023/2925
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

The Met Commissioner stated to me at Police and Crime Committee meeting that the Met’s recruitment and retention has dropped further in recent months, with over 1,000 police officer vacancies at around 3% of full strength. What innovation in terms of HR transformation can MOPAC and the Met bring from the public or private sector to increase recruitment right across London and beyond in addition to tackling pay and reputational issues?

• Reference: 2023/2924
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

In your opinion, is the Met Commissioner correct to prioritise policing over mental health callouts?

• Reference: 2023/2923
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Do you support Independent Newspapers calls for the BBC Digital expansion plans to be stopped given your “Digital Access for All” recovery mission?

• Reference: 2023/2922
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

When will you update your guidance on 'The control of dust and emissions in construction' published in 2014 given that construction and demolition dust is estimated to be responsible for 224.39 tonnes/annum of 2,719.67 tonnes/annum of total emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in 2030 i.e. 8.2%?

• Reference: 2023/2921
• Question by: Tony Devenish
• Meeting date: 20 July 2023

Can you confirm that the Green Finance Fund is the same as the Green Bonds Scheme with a new name?