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Utterberry (2)

  • Reference: 2021/2804
  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
Technology such as smart sensors, Smart IoT devices and contactless symptom scanners developed by UtterBerry have the ability to enable a return from Covid restrictions and to reduce the need for future lockdowns. What steps will you take to support the delivery and rollout of these crucial technologies across London?

Utterberry (1)

  • Reference: 2021/2803
  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
London business UtterBerry has created a world-leading contactless symptom scanner technology which is in the advanced stages of the FDA’s approval process in the US but is currently still undergoing MHRA approval here in the UK. Is there anything you can do to support UtterBerry to ensure their much-needed technology is quickly approved and rolled out across London to reduce the need for future lockdowns?

Welsh Government change of policy on roads

  • Reference: 2021/2802
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
Following the Welsh Government announcement that the road-building projects it funds will be paused and reviewed, does this prompt you to think again about pausing and reviewing the Silvertown Road Tunnel project? And if not, why not?

Location of school streets (2)

  • Reference: 2021/2801
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
In question 2020/3841 you provided a link to a list of School Streets delivered up to 30 October 2020. Are there any further School Streets delivered since that time which you could provide data for by updating this list?

Rapid rollout of temporary dropped kerbs

  • Reference: 2021/2800
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
The disability campaign group Transport for All has successfully lobbied Westminster Council to provide asphalt ramps in locations where dropped kerbs have been missing for several years, and permanent changes are not scheduled. Will you undertake similar work where necessary on the Transport for London (TfL) road network and also promote such approaches with local authorities?

Action to reach Vision Zero goal (2)

  • Reference: 2021/2799
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/1473. What actions are you going to take in the current financial year to support reaching your Vision Zero goal?

Keeping bus fares affordable

  • Reference: 2021/2798
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
Your manifesto committed to keep bus fares as low as possible. On current projections, with annual increases of Retail Prices Index (RPI) plus 1 per cent, this means a single bus fare could reach £1.80 by January 2024. Will you commit to preventing this?

Adverts for gambling on the Transport for London network

  • Reference: 2021/2797
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
There has been an observable increase in the number of advertisements for gambling, spread betting and risky investments on the tube network in recent weeks. How are you monitoring this, could you provide any data on the number of campaigns that have been accepted from these companies, and do you consider this increase in promotion appropriate in light of the financial struggles faced by many Londoners today?

Climate Change Committee advice on road building

  • Reference: 2021/2796
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
In its June 2021 progress report and recommendations to Parliament, the Climate Change Committee has added a new recommendation to the Department for Transport, saying: “Decisions on investment in roads should be contingent on analysis justifying how they contribute to the UK’s pathway to Net Zero. This analysis should demonstrate that the proposals would not lead to increases in overall emissions.” Will you take note of this advice and pause and review the Silvertown Road Tunnel project? And if not, why not?

Letters received opposing the Silvertown Road Tunnel

  • Reference: 2021/2795
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 15 July 2021
How many letters have you received since January 2019 from a) councillors or council leaders and, b) constituency or ward party groupings, opposing the Silvertown Road Tunnel project? Please report results as total numbers, broken down by the political parties they represent.
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