• Reference: 2019/20797
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Thank you for your answer 2019/20631 on housing pressures facing schools. Will you be conducting a follow up assessment to the National Foundation for Educational Research 2018 report to assess if progress has been made in London?

• Reference: 2019/20796
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

How do you ensure that London’s green spaces are accessible to vulnerable and marginalised young people, such as those with SEND?

• Reference: 2019/20795
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

How do your education and urban greening programmes improve children’s access to nature, towards the one hour per day recommended by the Wildlife Trusts?

• Reference: 2019/20794
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

The National Children’s Bureau have released a Manifesto for a Better Childhood. Are you implementing any of these recommendations in London and will you consider implementing more?

• Reference: 2019/20793
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

The NEU data also revealed that in most London Boroughs, 99% or 100% of schools face a funding shortfall. How are you supporting these schools and their staff to continue supporting London’s children?

• Reference: 2019/20792
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

National Education Union data recently revealed the scale of the cuts that London’s schools have faced, with 13 of the top 20 English Boroughs with the deepest cuts in London. Is there any hope that a new Government will reverse this?

• Reference: 2019/20791
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Positive changes such as the bus fare freeze and hopper fare are only of use when bus services are well organised and easy to access. Hackney residents report that their local services have been slashed and severely limited, making it much more difficult for them to rely on public transport. Please explain the work you have planned to ensure that Hackney residents have easy access to reliable bus services that fully meet the needs of users.

• Reference: 2019/20790
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

My constituents report severe overcrowding on bus routes through Hackney Central at peak times, particularly on the 55 and 26 routes going towards Shoreditch. This means that at peak times buses are unable to stop and take on more passengers due to being at capacity. Please explain how TfL are responding to this capacity issue and how you are ensuring that my constituents are able to get to work and school on time.

• Reference: 2019/20789
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

My constituents report severe overcrowding on bus routes through Hackney Central at peak times, particularly on the 55 and 26 routes going towards Shoreditch. This means that at peak times buses are unable to stop due to being at capacity. Please outline the monitoring work being done to assess the impact of the closure of the 48 bus route onto those living in Waltham Forest and Hackney.

• Reference: 2019/20788
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Previously my constituents could use the 48 bus to get from Walthamstow Bus Station to London Bridge Bus Station. Now the TfL journey finder recommends two changes (55 to Lea Bridge Roundabout; 488 from Lea Bridge Roundabout to Dalston Kingsland Station; 149 from Dalston Junction Station to London Bridge). Please explain how the closure of the 48 route is helping constituents with mobility impairment to stay connected to London and remain independent.