• Reference: 2023/0507
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

A constituent complains that the Safer Neighbourhood Team does not have enough members to cover the recently expanded Headstone Ward in Harrow. He says the team previously consisted of two police constables, two police community support officers and a sergeant. The new team consists of two police constables and a sergeant shared with two other wards. The head of the Metropolitan Police Service says that neighbourhood policing is a priority. Can you therefore please explain reduction in the number of team members?

• Reference: 2023/0506
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The trial of a new service for complex colorectal cancer patients in Harrow has resulted in an 11-day reduction in the length of hospital stays, thereby saving London North West University Hospitals Trust approximately £176,000. The new service was funded by Macmillan Cancer Support. In your opinion, how sustainable is it for such innovations to be initiated by the charitable sector?

• Reference: 2023/0505
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Amazon is launching a delivery hub in my constituency for its e-cargo delivery bikes. What powers do you have as Mayor to encourage businesses (such as Amazon) to expand within the capital?

• Reference: 2023/0504
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

As of July 2022, there were 45 EV public charging devices in Harrow and 501 in Brent, which represents 0.4 and 4.8 per cent respectively of the more than 10,500 charging devices in London. Can you shed light on this large discrepancy between the two Councils?

• Reference: 2023/0503
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

The NHS is in crisis after a “decade of neglect” and a London hospital recently declared a critical incident as a result.[footnoteRef:2] How are you working with stakeholders to put pressure on the Government to provide the support that the NHS needs in London as pressures continue over the coming months? [2: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/12/decade-of-neglect-means… ]

• Reference: 2023/0502
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

How will the public transport offer for those living in South East London and needing to cross the River Thames be kept under review?

• Reference: 2023/0501
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Clive Efford MP has been in contact with TfL regarding the proposed bus route from Beckton to Eltham which is no longer being proposed. This has caused frustration and disappointment in these areas of South East London. Will TfL reconsider and implement a bus route through the Silvertown Tunnel and links Kidbrooke and Eltham?

• Reference: 2023/0500
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

What modelling have you done to estimate the number of Londoners that will move from cars to public transport based on the bus routes proposed in the Silvertown Tunnel bus network consultation and can you provide me with a copy?

• Reference: 2023/0499
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Can you provide the modelling to show the modes of transport that people in the following areas use to cross the River Thames: a) Woolwich, b) Eltham, c) Kidbrooke, d) Charlton, e) Blackheath, f) Greenwich, g) Grove Park, h) Lewisham, i) Lee, and j) Plumstead.

• Reference: 2023/0498
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 19 January 2023

Can you provide me with the up to date modelling which TfL has said indicates a relatively small number of people would choose the bus to travel between both Eltham and Woolwich and north of the river?