• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Andrew Boff AM: Mr Mayor, I appreciate the transport question that was asked today because it gives me an opportunity to raise to you the issue of the temporary closure of Colindale Station. Colindale residents around Colindale Station raised their concerns prior to the closure that the temporary arrangements, the replacement buses, and the supposed increased capacity of existing bus routes would in some way make it easier for residents. A survey has recently been done by the Colindale Station Concerned Group - completed on 14 July [2024], therefore it is a very current survey of residents in the area...

• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Alex Wilson AM: Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, you very recently launched a consultation on the proposed charges for the Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnels, which some of us think will be another burden on working Londoners going about their daily business. Now, I think it is fair to say there was a degree of dissatisfaction with the manner in which the consultation on the ULEZ extension was handled. Given that, how can we be confident in the voracity of this new consultation and if it delivers a result that you are not necessarily looking for, will you still press ahead...

• Question by: Alex Wilson
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Alex Wilson AM: Thank you, Chair. Thank you for your comments on that question, and I think all of us here share our strong support for the national team and their performance in the Euros was a fantastic experience for the whole country to get behind. However, there are questions and some perceptions of double standards I think need to be discussed. I used a minicab to get to the pub that I watched the final in and it was proudly displaying a Palestinian flag. Now I was not mad keen on that, but I did not have a complaint...

• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Hina Bokhari AM: Thank you. To continue on the theme of being prepared for the summer, as you have mentioned already, there was an event on 19 July 2022 classed by the LFB as the busiest day since the Second World War because of soaring temperatures and increased wildfires. Do you believe, honestly believe, that the LFB is able to manage that situation again and what measures have you put in place?

• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Sem Moema AM: Thank you. It is really great to see you and a resounding success in May. We are all really pleased to have you back for your third term. I wanted to ask you about one commitment that the Labour Government made in the King’s Speech and that is around the Renters Reform Bill. Are you pleased to see that the Labour Government is planning to ban no-fault evictions over this year?

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Susan Hall AM: Thank you. Good morning. [The Rt Hon Sir] Keir Starmer [Prime Minister of the United Kingdom] has said that he wanted to hit the ground running. Fair enough. I saw a Minister last night that said that they had been working on plans for months and months. Therefore, I am surprised that you have not got your requests in there while they were all working during those months. That is in relation to what Assembly Member Garratt has said. The previous Government gave you £64 million to recruit 1,000 additional officers last year, police officers. As you...

• Reference: 2024/2409
• Question by: Chair, London Assembly
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Andrew Boff AM (Chair): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes in length on matters occurring since the publication of his report. Mr Mayor.