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Urban Tree Cover

  • Reference: 2024/3982
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
Urban tree cover provides environmental and social benefits including; reducing air pollution, improving biodiversity, creating attractive local environments, supporting active and healthy lifestyles and creating a sense of place and natural beauty. Given the significant variance in tree cover across London, will you commit to embedding measures such as Tree Equity Scores, as pioneered by The Woodland Trust, within current reviews of the London Urban Forest Plan, the London Green Infrastructure Network and the London Nature Recovery Strategy?

Ruislip and Bus Route H13

  • Reference: 2024/3981
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
In the answer to written MQT question 2024/3190, a review of usage of the H13 bus route in summer 2024 was mentioned with a view to possible provision of additional capacity. Could you provide an update on the review and its conclusions?

Government’s benefits crackdown

  • Reference: 2024/3980
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
Would you join me in congratulating the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, for her mission to get the unemployed back to work? Would you agree with her that all Londoners ‘who can work, must work’?

Mayoral waste in London

  • Reference: 2024/3979
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
Given Londoners are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis, with 23% of households in poverty, can you please explain why you think it’s a good idea to spend over £6 million unnecessarily rebranding London’s Overground system?

Tube platform safety

  • Reference: 2024/3978
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
After a serious incident, which resulted in him being hospitalised, Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into Tube station safety, in particular the gap between the train and the platform edge. Will you heed his advice to ensure London’s transport system is one which is safe and accessible for everyone?

London’s cyclists

  • Reference: 2024/3977
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
A recent Times investigation showed, unsurprisingly, in 1 hour at a single crossing in Elephant and Castle their photographer counted 84 Lime bike cyclists running red lights. What measures will you put in place to protect pedestrians from this appalling behaviour?

Staff satisfaction in The Mayor’s office

  • Reference: 2024/3976
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
In the most recent GLA staff ‘PULSE’ survey, it was revealed that only 64% of the staff who work in your office ‘look forward to going to work’ – down by 21% in a year. What do you attribute this collapse in morale to?

Safety of London’s streets

  • Reference: 2024/3975
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
In London last year, we saw: Over 52,000 phones stolen. Over 1,000 firearm offences. Over 15,000 incidents with a knife/ sharp object. How can you conclude that London has become safer since you have become Mayor?

Mobile phone theft

  • Reference: 2024/3974
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
Outrageously, 52,000 phones were stolen on the streets of London last year. Could you outline, very specifically, what you’re doing to tackle this serious issue?

Domestic Burglary in London

  • Reference: 2024/3973
  • Question by: Alex Wilson
  • Meeting date: 19 December 2024
A Freedom of Information Request shows that in London’s Outer Boroughs only 2% of domestic burglaries result in arrest or summons. What action are you taking to reassure Londoners that domestic burglary has not been de facto decriminalised?
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