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Ensuring that women feel safe in public spaces

  • Reference: 2017/2860
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
In March, I welcomed the campaign by Transport for London, who are working in partnership with British Transport Police, the Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police, to encourage people to report unwanted sexual behaviour on public transport. Please advise me how long this programme will last and will you evaluate and publish the results of this campaign?

Empowering Communities to Tackle Crime

  • Reference: 2017/2859
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Do you know about Horizons Plus - a dynamic and challenging reoffending programme that combines innovative therapeutic sessions and accredited work based learning courses to transform offending behaviours, build confidence and skills in partnership with Hackney Community College? The importance of these initiatives cannot be understated. What will your administration do to help and support these groups?

Social Action Projects in London

  • Reference: 2017/2858
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Are you aware of schemes such as the Envision programme, which provides groups of young people from different parts of London with the opportunity to carry out a social action project in their communities? What are you doing to help and support such programmes?

Preserving London's Green Spaces

  • Reference: 2017/2857
  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
St. Mary's Secret Garden in my constituency of Hackney, is a valued and rare community green space that provides a therapeutic service to residents with learning difficulties and mental health issues, I am concerned about the lack of support and dwindling funding that charities such as these can access. What are you doing to help protect these valuable pocket parks and green spaces in London?

Tackling illegal taxi touts

  • Reference: 2017/2856
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
I understand that the team dealing with illegal taxi touts at Heathrow has been disbanded and there are reports that touting is on the increase again. What action is being taken to tackle this issue?

Private hire vehicle research

  • Reference: 2017/2855
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
You previously stated that TfL has commissioned new research looking at supply, demand and market sizes for taxis and private hire vehicles in London. Has this research been published?

Electric black cabs (2)

  • Reference: 2017/2854
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
A number of black cab drivers state that it is unfair that they have to switch to using electric vehicles by 2018, while private hire vehicles have until 2023. Why is there a distinction between the two?

Electric black cabs (1)

  • Reference: 2017/2853
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Some taxi drivers have raised concerns that the grant available to them to upgrade to an electric vehicle is not sufficient. What additional action are you taking to help taxi drivers navigate the transition to electric vehicles?

Cycling and walking expenditure (3)

  • Reference: 2017/2852
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
There are some concerns that spending on Quietways and Cycle Superhighways are broadly similar, despite the fact that Cycle Superhighways deliver a much higher numbers of people cycling. What is the reasoning behind this spending decision?

Cycling and walking expenditure (2)

  • Reference: 2017/2851
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
How will you honour your cycling and walking commitments within your Mayoral term, given the budget schedule you have set?
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