• Reference: 2017/0646
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

When housing costs are taken into account, the number of Enfield & Haringey children living in poverty is over a third. What steps are you taking to address this issue?

• Reference: 2017/0645
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

A number of London buses now have a tray that is full of Metro Newspapers in the luggage area. This means luggage can no longer be stored there. Do you support the addition of the trays in buses? If not, what can TfL do to ban them from London's buses?

• Reference: 2017/0644
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

TfL have said that if they Cut route 3 back to Trafalgar Square and extend to Russell Square there would be a cost of £220,245, benefit of £421,174, revenue change of £79,356, which results in a Net Cost of £140,889. Can you provide further details on how these figures were calculated?

• Reference: 2017/0643
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

TfL have said that if they Cut route 3 back to Trafalgar Square there would be a cost of -£633,833, benefit of -£778,596, revenue change of -£187,511, which results in a Net Cost of -£446,322. Can you provide further details on how these figures were calculated?

• Reference: 2017/0642
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Of those divers who provided evidence that they complied with the English language requirement in the 3 months between 14th October 2016 and 13th January 2017please breakdown the method with which they provided the evidence, such;  UK GCSE/O level (or equivalent) certificate at grades A* to G  UK AS-Level/A level certificate  UK NVQ*/B-Tech/City & Guilds qualification, along with confirmation from the awarding body that the qualification provided is equivalent to GCSE or above (for example, a Blue Badge Guide qualification)  UK BA Hons, BSc Hons degree or higher i.e. master's, PhD  UK HNC/HND qualification ...

• Reference: 2017/0641
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

We know that in respect of both new and renewal applications received between 14 October 2016 and 31 March 2017, applicants have until 31 March 2017 to prove to TfL that they comply with the English language requirement. Of the a) renewals and b) new licences granted in the 3 months between 14th October 2016 and 13th January 2017, how many have provided evidence that they comply with the English language requirement?

• Reference: 2017/0640
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

How many new private hire licences were applied for in the 3 months between 14th October 2016 and 13th January 2017? How many of those licences were granted and how many were not?

• Reference: 2017/0639
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

How many private hire licences were due for renewal in the 3 months between 14th October 2016 and 13th January 2017? How many of those licences were renewed and how many were not?

• Reference: 2017/0638
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Leon Daniels (Managing Director, Surface Transport, TfL) said at the January 2016 Transport Committee meeting that, "I am afraid it is the case that the number of countdown signs that we presently have has been stable for some years but there is no funding for any more". Has TfL examined the possibility of using S106 money to fund these machines as Brighton & Hove Council has?

• Reference: 2017/0637
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

TfL expects bus use to rise by 20 per cent over the next five years. How will those extra passengers be accommodated given there will be no increase in the amount of bus kilometre run?