• Reference: 2024/2221
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Please can you confirm that the format for the State of London Debate, with the constraints noted in the GLA Act 1999, is of the Mayor’s choosing?

• Reference: 2024/2220
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Did the legal advice provided to the GLA regarding the State of London Debate specify that the event must be broadcast on the LBC website and app?

• Reference: 2024/2219
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Did the legal advice provided to the GLA regarding the State of London Debate specify that the event must be hosted by James O’Brien?

• Reference: 2024/2218
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Please can you provide the legal advice the GLA received regarding continuing with the State of London Debate on 20 June?

• Reference: 2024/2217
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Given that the State of London Debate on 20 June took place during a sensitive political period, what proactive steps did you take to observe pre-election period rules?

• Reference: 2024/2216
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Can you confirm you received a copy of a briefing from the GLA’s Chief Officer ahead of the State of London Debate on 20 June?

• Reference: 2024/2215
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Are you confident that your remarks during the State of London Debate on 20 June were compliant with pre-election period rules?

• Reference: 2024/2214
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

In your response to question 2024/1540, you stated "Stand time is not classified as part of a driver’s break". If this is a fact, why are London bus drivers asking me 1) why is Stand Time called 'Recovery Time'? 2) why is Stand Time deducted from the driver's hours by bus operators for when they determine what time the driver's mandatory break should be taken? Do you accept that TfL's understanding of Stand/Recovery Time might be at odds with both (a) how bus drivers perceive it as a crucial fatigue-reduction factor during their working day and (b) how TfL bus...

• Reference: 2024/2213
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

In your response to question 2024/1540, you stated "Service Controllers are trained to ensure that, whilst considering providing a smooth and even service for customers, they also consider the welfare of drivers as part of any service control measures." Your phrasing confirms bus operator training documents I have seen which clearly inform bus drivers that they should expect that Service Controllers will prioritise 'providing a smooth and even service for customers' over considering the 'welfare of drivers'. Do you think bus service controller priorities might be a factor which contribute to the well-evidenced decline in the operational safety performance of...

• Reference: 2024/2212
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Further to your opaque response to question 2024/1539, please will you provide me with the documentation I requested? Specifically, please provide me with: a) any initiating memorandum detailing the rationale for TfL's New Incident Reporting System, b) the System's terms of reference/specification and, c) a project timeline showing milestones for the System's development and implementation.