• Reference: 2020/1062
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

In the last Plenary meeting of the London Assembly, Commissioner Mike Brown stated that there were three sub-standards within Euro 6 standard for diesel vehicles, some of which were not clean. What are the implications of this for your policies on the bus fleet, private hire vehicle licencing, ULEZ, LEZ, and Via Van and other on-demand bus services which use Euro 6 diesel vehicles?

• Reference: 2020/1061
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Do you believe that app companies are operating on the wrong side of the employment laws, and if so, how are you going ensure that app companies who TfL licence are compliant with all laws?

• Reference: 2020/1060
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

What type of taxi service is your preferred choice in the future, is it a service where taxis are hailed directly from the street, or is it a service where taxis are booked on demand via an App?

• Reference: 2020/1059
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

In my experience from talking to taxi drivers, most of the taxi trade agree that your taxi & private hire action plan has failed. Do you agree and understand the frustration of taxi drivers?

• Reference: 2020/1058
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Do you accept the more roads that are inaccessible to taxis, the less people will use taxis, therefore, the taxi trade will continue to reduce in size?

• Reference: 2020/1057
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Do you accept that your taxi policy has caused a deterioration in the overall mental health of taxi drivers?

• Reference: 2020/1056
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Since your mayoralty, journey times in taxis have increased significantly, this is attributed to the fact that so many roads are now inaccessible to taxis. Do you acknowledge that passengers are disputing the cost of the fares due to increased journey times and in an attempt to defuse any hostility, many taxi drivers are charging much less than what is shown on the taximeter? However, by trying to defuse these conflicts, taxi drivers are putting themselves in financial hardship when charging less than the metered fare - what advice can you offer?

• Reference: 2020/1055
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

Since your mayoralty journey times in taxis have increased significantly, this is attributed to the fact that so many roads are now inaccessible to taxis. Do you acknowledge that taxi drivers are at the coal face and passengers are taking their frustration out on drivers for increased journey times and this is causing poor mental health for London's taxi drivers?

• Reference: 2020/1054
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

In February 2020, you awarded £500,000 worth of free advertising on the London Underground to hosiery brand ‘Nubian Skin’. Their campaign features men and women in nude-toned underwear. What is the difference between this campaign and the Protein World’s ‘beach body ready’ adverts, which featured a fitness model in a bikini, which you banned in June 2016?

• Reference: 2020/1053
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 19 March 2020

How many times have the Metropolitan Police disclosed details of non-crime hate incidents on DBS criminal record checks?