• Reference: 2024/3971
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to my questions 2024/3248 and 2024/3249. Could you tell me: a) what improvement in bus journey times you expect this work to have and how you are modelling it, b) could you confirm you expect to deliver the additional 14.1 km of additional bus lanes by end March 2025 as you state in your answer to 2024/3248, and not by the end of 2025 as you state in your answer to 2024/3249, and c) where are these additional 14.1 km of bus lanes proposed to be installed?

• Reference: 2024/3970
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/1922, in which you said: “In 2023, I commissioned an independent evidence review to better understand the impact of gambling advertising. I have asked my team to explore how further insight could be generated, and my team are also in the process of reviewing the outputs from the recent Health Committee investigation into gambling related harm.” What were the outcomes of these three reviews, and could you share the findings with me?

• Reference: 2024/3969
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Campaigners from groups advocating for disabled people tell me the Taxicard service offered by Transport for London (TfL) is inconsistent as London boroughs provide varying discounts and different numbers of journeys. What work are you doing to ensure Londoners experience the same Taxicard service wherever they live?

• Reference: 2024/3968
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/3254, in which you said: “Transport for London (TfL) has investigated the possibility of extending bus route 463 from Coulsdon to Netherne Village and concluded that such a scheme would not be viable given the estimated annual cost of £1 million and the expected demand.” However, on 5 November 2024, The Standard reported that funding a shuttle bus from Netherne Village to Coulsdon (Zone 6) would cost approximately £400,000 annually. Furthermore, East Surrey Transport Committee states there are 21 TfL routes currently serving Surrey, including three subsidised by Surrey County Council. One...

• Reference: 2024/3967
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/3199, in which you point to the need for clarity and definitions in order to implement a low carbon advertising policy. Legal advice on this is available from 39 Essex Chambers, which found that: “It is within local authorities’ power and discretion to adopt advertising policies that exempt adverts and sponsorship from high-carbon products and services. It also considers that there is a strong legislative background to do so, given that the need to reach net zero carbon emissions is part of the UK’s primary legislation, and that the UK’s latest carbon...