• Reference: 2022/5338
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 100 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “There is potential for impacts on NHS staff (including support staff, e.g. janitors and cleaners) travelling to places of employment (e.g. hospitals, care homes) by private vehicle within outer London. During stakeholder engagement it was noted that there were concerns in outer London that NHS staff would be pushed out of living and working in hospitals and care homes in Greater London by the Proposed Scheme.” Will you create an exemption for NHS workers?

• Reference: 2022/5337
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 99 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “Women who are pregnant or have young children and who typically travel to these centres by car may find it more difficult if they own a non-compliant car, and cannot afford to replace their vehicle/pay the charge and have to travel on public transport, PHV or taxi. Those women living in areas adjacent to Greater London where public transport may not be as accessible or frequent could be particularly impacted.” Will you create temporary exemptions from ULEZ payments for pregnant women?

• Reference: 2022/5336
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 96 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “People accessing secondary healthcare in outer London area are also likely to be impacted by the Proposed Scheme. There may be greater scale of impact than in relation to primary healthcare, as people are more likely to have to travel longer distances to reach specialist treatment, and there are fewer choices as to where this treatment is available. If people are dissuaded from accessing primary or secondary healthcare due to the financial cost incurred by the Proposed Scheme, this could result in missed appointments and late diagnosis...

• Reference: 2022/5335
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 89 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “Children travelling to Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools and secondary schools with dedicated SEN provision may be differentially impacted by the Proposed Scheme as the minibuses used to transport them may not be operated by the local authority but by private contractors. Private minibuses are not eligible for the grace period, there may therefore be a financial impact on education authorities or schools that are unable to upgrade to compliant vehicles as a result of the Proposed Scheme.” Will you consider providing an exemption for SEND buses?

• Reference: 2022/5334
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 88 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “Disabled people, low income couples and single parents with young children may also be disproportionately impacted by the Proposed Scheme as they cannot easily change mode due to being persons of reduced mobility (PRM). Disabled people and parents with young children can struggle to use public transport as there is often limited space and it can be difficult to get on and off with wheelchairs and pushchairs when services are crowded. As described above, 41 percent of tube and rail stations in outer London have no step...

• Reference: 2022/5333
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

The ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states on Page 85: “As part of the Proposed Scheme it is proposed to increase the level of the Penalty Charge for non-payment of the ULEZ charge from £160 (discounted to £80 if paid within 14 days) to £180 (discounted to £90 if paid within 14 days). It is worth noting in this context that most vehicles will comply with the ULEZ standards and therefore no charge will be payable. The impact of this proposal would be experienced by drivers with vehicles which do not comply with the emissions standards, who...

• Reference: 2022/5332
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

The ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states on Page 84: “Disabled people who do not qualify for the Motability scheme or disabled vehicle tax exemption for their vehicles would be disproportionately impacted by the Proposed Scheme, as it is likely to be more difficult for them to switch mode or to upgrade to a compliant vehicle, due to financial constraints and/or the vehicle adaptations required.” Will you create an exemption for disabled Londoners who do not qualify for the Motability scheme or disabled vehicle tax exemption?

• Reference: 2022/5331
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 83 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ notes the time limited exemption for Blue Badge Holders, however: “This is valid as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class.” This policy would therefore economically punish disabled Londoners who, for whatever reason, may need to change their car to one in a different tax class. Why are you doing this to disabled Londoners?

• Reference: 2022/5330
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Table 6-7 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ shows that, contrary to your claims, the expansion of ULEZ will make almost no difference to pollution in areas with larger ethnic group populations. Will you now admit expanding ULEZ has nothing to do with cleaning up pollution and more to do with your war on car users?

• Reference: 2022/5329
• Question by: Emma Best
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

At the Environment Committee’s roundtable small businesses supported bettering air quality in London; however, concerns were raised that the expanded ULEZ will negatively impact them as the infrastructure to support them is not in place. How are you going to support businesses which are focussed on environmental change to not be financially impacted by the expanded ULEZ?