• Reference: 2025/0889
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

Following up on their January 2024 report, What stops women cycling in London?, in February 2025 London Cycling Campaign Women’s Network published, Women’s Freedom After Dark: Are TfL’s Cycleways safe for everyone, 24/7?. The report found nearly a quarter of the total length of the Cycleway network managed by Transport for London (TfL) is socially unsafe after dark and that 58 per cent of Cycleways have unsafe sections. The report contains five recommendations to ensure London has a city-wide cycle network that is safe all day and all year round. What action are you taking in response?

• Reference: 2025/0888
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

Will Transport for London (TfL) Go and other journey planning apps include the Silvertown road tunnel cross-river cycle shuttle-bus as an option for journeys crossing the river?

• Reference: 2025/0887
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

I understand that Transport for London (TfL) and Riverlinx have delivered a number of changes to walking and cycling infrastructure at both ends of the Silvertown road tunnel and as part of physical and signal timing changes for the mitigation measures further away. Will you supply me with all road safety audits and other similar audits for cycling, walking and Healthy Streets assessments for all changes implemented?

• Reference: 2025/0886
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

In your follow-up letter to my question 2023/3947, where I raised the issue of the reduction in the number of officers in the Road Transport Policing Command (RTPC), you provided a table of the RTPC Officer Count since 2016. This shows that nine years ago, there were 2,200 RTPC officers, but in 2023 this had reduced to 1,804. You explained this by saying: “The reduction in officer numbers over this time reflects the challenges in the recruitment and retention of officers to the RTPC, given workforce pressures in other priority areas of the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service].” Could you tell...

• Reference: 2025/0885
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

In your follow-up letter to my question 2023/3947 you said: “It has been 10 years since the Special Services Agreement (SSA) establishment was agreed between Transport for London (TfL) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). A full review of the Road and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) is underway, which will result in an updated SSA. The review will consider the right RTPC establishment and operating model based on demand and affordability, and ensuring it is fit for the future.” Could you share the findings of the review, what actions have been taken as a result and any other outcomes?

• Reference: 2025/0884
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

A constituent has raised concerns about the lack of response from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to their video reports to its MO10 Allegations Department. In 2024 they made 145 submissions but did not hear back on 85 of them. The majority of video reports that did not receive a response were for close passing, six were for ignoring no entry signs or red traffic lights, two for using a mobile phone, and two for inconsiderate driving. They go on to say that certain months appeared to be particularly poor, eg in March only one of 19 submissions was responded...

• Reference: 2025/0883
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

The London Growth Plan published on 27 February 2025, says: “Frontier innovation thrives in walkable districts”. Walking and wheeling are the most affordable forms of transport, support increased expenditure in retail and create livelier town centres. Despite this, the London Growth Plan contains no proposals for growing active travel. Could you explain this oversight?

• Reference: 2025/0882
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

Tesla appears to be shielding drivers who lease its cars from prosecution for driving offences, according to a report in the Evening Standard in a 6 January 2025 article, ‘Elon Musk's Tesla convicted repeatedly for failing to cooperate with UK police’. The article describes: “Another driver was caught speeding in west London near to a primary school but was also spared punishment.” What action are you taking to ensure that people leasing vehicles from Tesla are not insulated from the consequences of their behaviour behind the wheel in London?

• Reference: 2025/0881
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

A constituent has told me that vehicle leasing companies do not reliably pass on letters relating to Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) to their leasees, instead paying the fine and charging it to the lessee with an additional fee. This means drivers are receiving communications on driving offences through an intermediary and may not pick up detailed messaging about safer driving. Is Transport for London (TfL) aware of this issue and, if so, what consideration is given to the way in which PCN letters are received by Londoners who drive a leased vehicle?

• Reference: 2025/0880
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 20 March 2025

Does the Transport for London (TfL) Advertising Steering Group consider the contribution of advertising policy decisions on your ability to meet statutory Net Zero and Vision Zero targets?