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Stamp Duty

  • Reference: 2018/0232
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
In the Autumn 2017 budget, the chancellor announced the immediate abolition of stamp duty for all properties up to £300,000 bought by first-time buyers. The Office for Budget Responsibility said the tax break was likely to push property prices in London. What work have you done to assess the impact of this change on London's property market?

Corporate sponsors of Pride in London

  • Reference: 2018/0229
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Do you think that corporate sponsors of Pride in London should sign a charter committing them to promoting LGBTQ rights abroad and workers' rights at home?

Cycling at the GLA (3)

  • Reference: 2018/0228
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Please could you provide an update of the procurement of a new cycle to work scheme for staff at the GLA?

Cycling at the GLA (2)

  • Reference: 2018/0227
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
I welcome the publication of the new London Plan, including proposals 'to help remove barriers to cycling and create a healthy environment in which people choose to cycle'. What are you doing to ensure that GLA staff are incentivised to cycle to work and that there is adequate cycle parking provided to staff which choose to cycle?

Cycling at the GLA (1)

  • Reference: 2018/0226
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Please could you provide the most recent figures for a) the number of GLA staff that cycle to work and, b) the number of cycle parking spaces at the GLA; for each year since 2012.

free drinking water (2)

  • Reference: 2018/0225
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Hydrachill currently provide free water at Hammersmith Bus station and a number of river piers. Given provision of free drinking water fountains helps improve public health, reduces waste from single-use plastic bottles and supports the circular economy through the use of reusable water bottles, why have TfL so far refused to allow these machines in its rail and tube stations?

free drinking water (1)

  • Reference: 2018/0224
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
3.7.11 of your Draft London plan says, "The provision of free drinking water fountains helps improve public health, reduces waste from single-use plastic bottles and supports the circular economy through the use of reusable water bottles. Free drinking water fountains that can refill water bottles as well as be drunk from should be provided in appropriate locations in new or redeveloped public realm. Appropriate locations for these water fountains should be identified by boroughs during the planning process. These locations include areas with high levels of pedestrian activity, such as in town centres and inside shopping malls, as well as...

Docklands Light Railway night service

  • Reference: 2018/0223
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Further to your response to MQ2017/5106, is it your ambition for night services to be included in the contract for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) post-2021?

Heathrow Expansion

  • Reference: 2018/0222
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
Have you responded to the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement? Will you publish a copy of your submission?

South-Eastern Franchise

  • Reference: 2018/0221
  • Question by: Tom Copley
  • Meeting date: 18 January 2018
On 29th November 2017, the Government announced a Competition to run the South-Eastern rail franchise. The Government have decided not to transfer the inner suburban routes to TfL and there appears to be nothing in the franchise documents that would allow such a transfer during the new franchise. Will you continue to make the case to DfT that those Inner suburban routes should be transferred to TfL?
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