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TfL Grainger investment partner for Build to Rent programme (1)

  • Reference: 2020/0364
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
What is the expected annual revenue for TfL through its appointment of Grainger plc as its investment partner for its Build to Rent programme, broken down by each of the eight locations listed in the TfL press release of 1 April 2019?

Public benefit of cultural institutions

  • Reference: 2020/0363
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
Two significant developments in Vauxhall currently base their planning applications on the public benefit delivered by an existing or new museum on the development, with the application for 8 Albert Embankment promising a permanent London Fire Brigade Museum and Kennington Stage (formerly Woodlands Nursing Home) promising to preserve the cinema museum in its existing location. In relation to the draft new London Plan how is the public benefit of these establishments assessed, in terms of benefits for local residents and separately the wider public? Under what process are the potential benefits for local residents offset against losses for existing residents...

Taxi drivers using apps

  • Reference: 2020/0362
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
A constituent has requested that I raise with you the following question. In response to question 2018/1125 you stated: "Taxi drivers who are plying for hire on-street or via an app can only charge the fare shown on the taximeter or less". Are you aware of taxi drivers charging passengers substantially more than the metered fare through apps like FreeNow and Gett? How many taxi drivers have TfL prosecuted for charging passengers more than the metered fare for trips within the GLA area in the last 12 months?

Buses on demand

  • Reference: 2020/0361
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
The school run, where parents drive their children to school, adds considerably to congestion and pollution in London. Given the success of the Sutton on demand bus trial, will you consider a specific trial of on demand buses targeted at the school run, to help get children and parents out of their cars each day?

TfL radio and poster advertising

  • Reference: 2020/0360
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
For each month since May 2016, please provide a breakdown of the money TfL has spent across its whole business on (a) radio advertising (b) poster advertising and (c) cinema advertising.

Step free access

  • Reference: 2020/0359
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
TfL’s website currently states in the year 2019/20: Amersham, Burnt Oak, Cockfosters, Debden, Hanger Lane, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ickenham, Mill Hill East, Northolt, Osterley, Sudbury Hill and Wimbledon Park will become step free. For each of the stations please state the actual month this year when step free access will start to operate.

Tackling fatigue faced by bus drivers

  • Reference: 2020/0358
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
Please set out the specific actions and the deadlines for implementation during 2020 that are being taken to reduce levels of fatigue faced by bus drivers.

Overseas car drivers facing fines for entering the Low Emission Zone (3)

  • Reference: 2020/0357
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
Are you satisfied with the performance of EPC plc relating to its debt collection service for TfL?

Overseas car drivers facing fines for entering the Low Emission Zone (2)

  • Reference: 2020/0356
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
To ensure the highest level of compliance with the LEZ and to avoid overseas visitors to London not mistakenly facing excessive fines and harming the reputation of London, will you review the level of information that is provided to overseas visitors, especially at ferry ports and on the Eurostar?

Overseas car drivers facing fines for entering the Low Emission Zone (1)

  • Reference: 2020/0355
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
The LEZ is mostly aimed at lorries and vans which, if not compliant with the rules, are charged £100 a day. If the vehicle is from outside the UK and not registered with TfL beforehand I understand the fee is £200 a day. If it is not paid, it jumps to £500, then escalates to £750. On top of that, there are extra fees for the debt collectors. Will you investigate whether information about escalating fines is correctly communicated by TfL on its website and whether consideration is given to providing information in different languages? Will you also investigate whether...
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