• Reference: 2024/3204
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

When the Silvertown Road Tunnel was in development Transport for London (TfL) said – in a paper to the Programmes and Investment Committee board on 8 March 2017 – that this scheme would be off the TfL balance sheet and not compete for funding with other priorities in the TfL Business Plan. However, in the 11 July 2024 Finance Report to the TfL Finance Committee a note on page 11 says that “Our total debt is forecast to increase [in] later this year as we borrow to fund our investment programme and the Silvertown Tunnel opens and comes on balance...

• Reference: 2024/3203
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Are staff at the GLA making any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to draft or write answers to the questions submitted to you from the London Assembly?

• Reference: 2024/3202
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Will you personally commit to a meeting with London Prisons Mission who have done so much work on the issue of safe homes for women leaving prison?

• Reference: 2024/3201
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

You said at your signing-in ceremony that the next generation of Londoners would be the focus of your third term as Mayor. How are you ensuring that young Londoners have access to youth services?

• Reference: 2024/3200
• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

How are you working with the Government to ensure they respect the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee on airport expansion?

• Reference: 2024/3199
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Is the Transport for London (TfL) advertising policy compatible with your 2030 net zero goal?

• Reference: 2024/3198
• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Regarding the Metropolitan Police’s ban on officers wearing the ‘Thin Blue Line’ badge as a tribute to colleagues killed in the line of duty, how would you respond to Metropolitan Police Federation Chairman Rick Prior’s comments that: “Officers will be extremely saddened and angry to hear this news. The families of officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the public safe will be equally dismayed. I urge the Commissioner to urgently reconsider this decision.”

• Reference: 2024/3197
• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

What impact will the proposed outdoor smoking ban have on London’s already beleaguered hospitality sector?

• Reference: 2024/3196
• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Many of London’s streets are blighted by litter and graffiti, suggesting an increased level of disrespect by some people for their communities. What support can the GLA offer to local authorities and other stakeholders to help improve standards of cleanliness on London’s streets?

• Reference: 2024/3195
• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 10 October 2024

Several staff I have spoken to at Tube stations have said they feel unsafe at work due to an alarming increase of crime and antisocial behaviour. Are you aware of particular ‘hotspots’ where the most serious offences occur, and what are you doing to improve staff safety across the network?