• Reference: 2020/0065
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

In 2018/3062 you and Transport for London (TfL) committed to work with the East End Trades Guild (EETG) regarding affordable rents for small businesses. What work have you done to: a) introduce affordable working rents for small business tenants across London, and b) develop a “flexible formula of rental affordability for small and micro businesses”?

• Reference: 2020/0064
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

Do you ensure that any companies and businesses you work with, promote through any Mayoral schemes, or those awarded grants, pay all their employees and apprentices at least the London Living Wage (LLW)? If not, what proportion of each type of organisation you work with currently pays at least the LLW?

• Reference: 2020/0063
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

Thank you for your answer to my question 2019/19678 about the Woolwich Ferry contract. Staff have also raised concerns about basic pay by the current operator, Briggs Marine, not meeting the London Living Wage (LLW). Can you ensure that any historic pay disputes are resolved in line with Transport for London (TfL) policy on wages and that any future contract will ensure all employees are given a package that includes basic pay at the LLW rate?

• Reference: 2020/0062
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

I was saddened to hear of the death of a bus driver in a serious crash between a Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) and two single decker Transport for London (TfL) buses on 31 October 2019. What assessment does TfL have of the effectiveness of safety features on single decker buses, compared with double decker buses?

• Reference: 2020/0061
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

The target in your Transport Strategy is for 70 per cent of Londoners to live within 400 metres of a high-quality cycle route by 2041. Can you show, by borough, what proportion of Londoners are currently living within 400 metres of a high-quality cycle route?

• Reference: 2020/0060
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

Recent reports from the city of Oslo, where there was only one road traffic death in 2019, have highlighted the impact of traffic reduction on road danger. What assessments and data does Transport for London (TfL) have concerning the relationship between traffic volumes and road danger?

• Reference: 2020/0059
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

The Use of Delegated Authority paper, in the agenda of the Transport for London (TfL) Programmes and Investment Committee on 18 December 2019, lists two uses of procurement authority relating to Crossrail. Could you tell me: a) why it was necessary to obtain these procurement authorities, and b) what these two projects are delivering?

• Reference: 2020/0058
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

In your answer to my question 2019/6087 you committed to ask Transport for London (TfL) to investigate how to use Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) in London’s vehicle fleets beyond buses. What progress has been made on this commitment?

• Reference: 2020/0057
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

At the recent Transport for London (TfL) Bus Safety Summit in November 2019, a speaker shared a screenshot of TfL’s Speed Compliance Tool. Can you please share any reports or data that show how this tool, and Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA), have changed the frequency of speeding by TfL buses in London?

• Reference: 2020/0056
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 16 January 2020

At the recent Transport for London (TfL) Bus Safety Summit in November 2019, it was shown that Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) was more effective in areas of 20 mph speed limits than 30 mph. What improvements can be made to ensure ISA works well at speed limits above 20 mph?