• Reference: 2017/3499
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

If you re-license Uber at the end of September, will you make it a condition of their licence that ALL their drivers will be paid at least the London Living Wage after expenses?

• Reference: 2017/3498
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

An FOI reply from the Metropolitan Police last month, provides evidence of an increase of 50% from the previous years, in sexual assaults carried out by Uber drivers. 48 offences were recorded. Do you agree that this a shocking and appalling statistic? Do you believe that this is unacceptable and proves that the licensing of Uber and its business model endangers the public, particularly vulnerable women?

• Reference: 2017/3497
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Can the Mayor confirm that TfL (LTPH) Compliance Officers have witnessed the Uber booking process and that the booking is allocated by Uber from its Control Centre prior to the driver receiving the details? Can you clarify when that happened and how?

• Reference: 2017/3496
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

If Uber are licenced in London, should they not be contributing towards the cost of Hospitals, Ambulance, Schools, Police and Fire Brigade Service by paying UK tax? What is your opinion? Do you think it is morally unacceptable that they don't?

• Reference: 2017/3495
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

The Mayor's Transport Strategy Consultation makes no mention of taxis. Are they not an integral part of yours and TfL's plans for London's future transport network?

• Reference: 2017/3494
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Will the Mayor introduce a vocational qualification in the Private Hire industry that raises standards and introduces disability awareness and safeguarding of vulnerable people?

• Reference: 2017/3493
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

Does he agree with Unite the Union that all drivers in the Private Hire industry should meet a decent high minimum standard?

• Reference: 2017/3492
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

How can the Mayor force taxi drivers to meet such high standards of 'The Knowledge' whilst allowing Private Hire drivers to remain 'bog' standard?

• Reference: 2017/3491
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

During the past year, there has been a serious deterioration in relations between TfL and the London Taxi Trade, contrary to your administrations pledge to improve this. The LCDC reports that Mike Brown has cancelled meetings three times in succession, Val Shawcross has not met the trade for over a year and TfL Compliance have omitted important points raised in meetings from their minutes. There is a feeling among representatives of the taxi trade that senior TfL management hold them in contempt and have a total disregard for the trade. Will you make steps to improve relations, or are you...

• Reference: 2017/3490
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 14 September 2017

The majority of questions at MQT that are taxi-related are answered on your behalf by TfL Officers (LTPH staff). The LCDC are concerned that there is a possible conflict of interest here. For transparency, trust and impartiality can you disclose the names and positions of these officers, so the public can be sure that LTPH senior managers are not protecting their positions, by managing and hiding their own failings and criticisms, in their answers to questions concerning the taxi and private hire trades?