• Reference: 2022/0349
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

Are you supportive of Government proposals in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 that will: increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving from 14 years’ imprisonment to life imprisonment; increase the maximum penalty for causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years’ imprisonment to life imprisonment; and create a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving with a maximum penalty of 2 years’ imprisonment?

• Reference: 2022/0348
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

In March 2021 the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transport Safety produced a report on “Using alcohol interlocks to reduce drink driving in the UK”. Would you support the introduction of their use in drink driving cases in London? Please give your reasons.

• Reference: 2022/0347
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

What discussions, if any, have you had with the Government over allowing random breath testing and police use of mobile evidential breath testing equipment? What benefits would such changes bring in London?

• Reference: 2022/0346
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

Scotland reduced the legal limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg per 100ml of blood in 2014. What discussions, if any, have you had with a) the Scottish Government about the effect of this change; and b) the UK Government about implementing such a change in London and the rest of the UK?

• Reference: 2022/0345
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

What discussions, if any, have you had with the Health and Safety Executive regarding extending the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations to include road related injuries?

• Reference: 2022/0344
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

Please publish your submission to the consultation on “Creating a Road Collision Investigation Branch (RCIB)”.

• Reference: 2022/0343
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The previous Mayor responded to the March 2016 consultation on the Government’s draft cycling and walking investment strategy to call for: a specific civil offence for the infringement of an advanced stop line by motorised traffic when the signal is red; and a “commencement order” to decriminalise cycle lane infringement. Neither change appeared in the final strategy, so could you update me on what you have done since you became Mayor to progress both of these requests in your discussions with Government?

• Reference: 2022/0342
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

What discussions, if any, are you having with the Government on re-starting work on the Graduated Driving Licence?

• Reference: 2022/0341
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

Compulsory basic training is a course you usually have to take before you ride a moped or motorcycle on the road. Do you believe this level of training is enough in London? If not, what discussions have you had with Government about improvement to the training regime?

• Reference: 2022/0340
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

On 1 December 2021 the Government published their response to the review of The Highway Code. Can you publish your submission to this consultation and comment on whether the Government’s response does enough regarding vulnerable road users?