• Reference: 2018/1270
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

How many PH vehicles on average are checked entering the congestion charge zone daily?

• Reference: 2018/1269
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

The London Cab Drivers Club believes that the congestion charge exemption is being used by Private Hire (PH) drivers without bookings, and PH vehicles with roundels on their windscreens but drivers who are not licenced PH drivers, to avoid paying and that random checking's are insufficient to prevent this abuse. What mechanisms do TfL have in place for checking PH vehicles entering the congestion zone have a booking?

• Reference: 2018/1268
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

TfL license Private Hire Operators, but do not licence Taxi apps such as My Taxi and GETT. At present, TfL's Taxi and Private Hire Directorate are allowing them to operate unchecked, which could have risks to public safety, and could entrench the creation of a gig economy with no workers' rights. What is your opinion of the recent post on the Zelo Street blog, which alleged that it was easy to join the My Taxi platform with fake identification, where My Taxi did not carry out basic fundamental checks. (http://zelo-street.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/mytaxi-potentially-unsafe-app…) If taxi apps were licenced, TfL could ensure that they...

• Reference: 2018/1267
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

TfL are looking to make Public Hire vehicle roundels more visible. the vast majority are not recognisable due to blacked out windows. Surely, for public safety you should be instructing TfL to change the conditions at the point of licencing ensuring vehicles are only licensed if all windows have 25% tint as taxis do. Will you action this?

• Reference: 2018/1266
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

If a Private Hire (PH) driver decides to sell his PH TfL registered vehicle, it can be sold with the roundel still in place. This can then be bought and the vehicle used to evade the congestion charge or used by sexual predators or criminals masquerading as mini cab drivers. For the sake of public safety, do you agree with the London Cab Drivers Club, that a policy should be put in place so PH drivers must surrender and send back roundels to TfL as soon as the vehicle changes owner?

• Reference: 2018/1265
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

TfL allowed Uber to operate in the on-demand market without changing the legislation, holding a consultation or informing the Taxi Industry. Taxis and Private Hire (PH Vehicles) now operate in the same market. Taxis (stringently regulated) have to compete with PH who benefit from light touch regulation. TfL decide what vehicle Taxis drivers drive and set their fares, leaving drivers with no control or choice with regards to costs. PH Operators on the other hand have the flexibility to bring down fares and PH drivers have multiple choices of vehicles to keep their outgoings to a minimum. How do you...

• Reference: 2018/1264
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

To ask the Mayor what assessment the Metropolitan Police has made of the presence of so-called 'pop-up' brothels in the capital?

• Reference: 2018/1263
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

To ask the Mayor if the Metropolitan Police intends to re-open the case of convicted rapist John Worboys and charge him with the alleged three rape and sex assault cases dating back to his conviction in 2009, but which were not presented to the court at his trial?

• Reference: 2018/1262
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

The public dataset on net additional dwellings ends in 2015/16 with 30,390. What were the numbers of net additional dwellings in London in the years 2016/17 and 2017/18? (https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/net-additional-dwellings-borough)

• Reference: 2018/1261
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Your public dataset on carbon dioxide emissions for London ends in December 2015. What were the carbon dioxide emissions in London between January 2016 and March 2018? (https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/leggi)