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Reinstating air pollution controls

  • Reference: 2020/1468
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
When will you: a) reintroduce the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and Congestion Charge, and b) confirm the start date for stricter rules on the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to control pollution and traffic in London?

Completion of TfL projects

  • Reference: 2020/1464
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
Please state TfL’s estimated completion dates, by month or season, for the following projects, setting out TfL’s estimates as of (a) pre-23 March 2020, and (b) currently, for the following projects: central section of Crossrail Northern Line extension step free access at Cockfosters, Amersham, Ickenham, Wimbledon Park, Debden, Osterley, Hanger Lane, Northolt, Sudbury Hill, Harrow-on-the Hill and Burnt Oak London Underground stations Bank Station upgrade Silvertown road tunnel roll-out of rapid charging points

Speeding Vehicles

  • Reference: 2020/1463
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
The issue of speeding has escalated during lockdown, with some truly shocking speeds being reported on London’s roads and several fatalities. How are you working with the police to tackle the serious issue of speeding both during lockdown and in the longer-term? Furthermore, will you consider introducing a Community Speedwatch Online initiative as the former Mayor had said he would consider in answer to question 2015/2003?

Support for SMEs

  • Reference: 2020/1462
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
Data from Companies House for March 2020 is shocking, with 68% more businesses closing in March this year compared to the same month in 2019. How are you supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in London during the COVID-19 crisis, in addition to your Pay it Forward initiative, and how are you planning to provide further support to London’s SMEs in the months and years following this crisis?

Domestic Violence

  • Reference: 2020/1461
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
Please provide figures for the number of domestic abuse cases reported to the Met since the lockdown began on 23 March 2020, broken down by week and with comparative figures from the same period last year. Please confirm what plans are in place to deal with the predicted further rise in cases of domestic abuse as lockdown is lifted and restrictions are eased?

COVID-19 recovery response

  • Reference: 2020/1579
  • Question by: Lord Duvall of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich OBE
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
What strategic plans are in place in London to aid the capital’s recovery and what will the ‘new normal’ look like?

Ensuring clean air and space for people during lockdown

  • Reference: 2020/1559
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
The reduction in traffic has led to a reduction of 27% in NO2 in central London, in addition to the 35% reduction since 2017 as a result of the ULEZ and other measures to clean up our air. As we gradually leave lockdown and start to get London back on its feet, could you tell us more about how you are planning to maintain the gains we’ve made in cleaning up London’s air?

Global Cities’ response to coronavirus

  • Reference: 2020/1583
  • Question by: Nicky Gavron
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
You have been working with the C40 group of global cities on their Global Recovery Taskforce, to share strategies and ideas about how we can deal with and recover from the coronavirus crisis. Could you tell us what kind of issues have been discussed, and where are there areas in which London can learn from others?

Exercise Cygnus

  • Reference: 2020/1573
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
What role did you and the GLA family of services play in Exercise Cygnus; and what were the lessons from the exercise; and do you agree that the conclusions and findings of the exercise ought to be made public?

Post COVID-19 street patrolling

  • Reference: 2020/1475
  • Question by: Peter Whittle
  • Meeting date: 21 May 2020
In recent weeks, I have observed police on foot, patrolling the streets of South London and their interactions with the public. Are there any plans being considered to maintain this level of beat patrolling in post-Coronavirus London?
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