• Reference: 2015/3541
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

How many teaching and other redundancies do you expect to occur in London FE colleges as a result of central Government's decisions to cut both ESOL funding and the Adult Skills Budget (ASB)?

• Reference: 2015/3540
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

What do you consider the impact on Londoners will be of central Government's decisions to cut both ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) funding and the Adult Skills Budget (ASB) including for 'Mandated' ESOL courses, which are ESOL courses for unemployed people referred directly by Job Centre Plus because of their low level of English as a second language and who are obliged to attend in order to continue to receive benefit usually, Job Seeker's Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance?

• Reference: 2015/3539
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Given the already dangerous levels of air pollution in Camden now, what additional measures is the Mayor and TfL going to take to make sure residents are not exposed to any increase in pollution as a consequence of HS2?

• Reference: 2015/3538
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Once the new expanded post HS2 Station is operational, what are TfL's predicted figures for Station traffic, i.e. Servicing vehicles and taxis? Is the expectation that Camden residential roads like Delancey Street will have to tolerate this extra traffic? Can and will TfL restrict numbers of servicing vehicles and taxis?

• Reference: 2015/3537
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Will you be petitioning against HS2's AP3 proposals and supplementary Environmental Statement; and if so what will your arguments be, in summary; and if not, why not?

• Reference: 2015/3536
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Will you conduct an alternative traffic survey to that of HS2 Ltd, to check their conclusions of the effect of HS2 on traffic; and to determine the scale and extent of traffic and traffic flows now, prior HS2 works commencing?

• Reference: 2015/3535
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

further to Question No: 2015/2817: 'What assessment have you made of the increase in lorry movements as a consequence of HS2 construction in a) Euston and b) Hampstead and Kilburn?' Your response being: 'HS2 has undertaken a number of assessments utilising TfL strategic highway models to test the impacts of HS2 construction on London's road network. TfL has been working with HS2 on these assessments and has been pressing HS2 to undertake more detailed modelling to better understand the impacts at key junctions. In addition, TfL has been pressing HS2 to consider the cumulative impacts of construction at numerous worksites...

• Reference: 2015/3534
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Are you aware of the concerns of Torriano Primary school over pedestrian safety at the junction for which TfL is responsible at Camden Road (A503) with Camden Park Road/Torriano Avenue (A5200); and what are you going to do about them ?

• Reference: 2015/3533
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Further to Question No: 2015/2845: 'As part of their London-wide policy Transport for London have removed railings on the island in the middle of Euston Rd at the junction with Judd St and Midland Rd. This has a detrimental impact upon blind and partially sighted people as the railings act as a vital guide for blind and partially sighted people to follow as they seek to cross one lane of traffic then the other. Without the railings people will simply walk straight across if they can't see how the crossing works and therefore face the situation of walking into moving...

• Reference: 2015/3532
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 21 October 2015

Barnet Council have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of Transport for London money on the "upgrade" of Dollis Valley Greenwalk from Dollis Road to Fursby Road. This was done without any public consultation, proper planning or consideration of the Health and Safety of users. Users were not informed of the works until the month before the project was scheduled and then with just basic information. The resulting path does not comply with the Department for Transport 'Shared Use Routes for Pedestrians and Cyclists (LTN 1/12)' or TfL's 'London Cycling Design Standards'. This is also an area for Nature Conservation...