• Question by: Lord Duvall of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich OBE
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Len Duvall AM (Deputy Chair): Thank you, Mr Mayor. I, too, agree with you about the principle of reducing speed on our roads, but the blanket reduction to 20 miles an hour does cause some problems in certain sections of roads. When we come to review, will TfL set out clearly what the parameters of that review are? I will give you an example of the South Circular in my part. I am pretty fed up with seeing buses going past me when I am following the 20-mile-an-hour limit. I am fed up with cyclists going past me when the...

• Question by: Alessandro Georgiou
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Alessandro Georgiou AM: Thank you, Chair. There has been a war on motorists, whether it be by the ULEZ expansion, LTNs or 20-mile-per-hour zones. Now, Mr Mayor, you have already set out your agenda. It is in your manifesto. You have said it repeatedly over the last eight years and so this question is not a debate on your priorities. But do you understand that in outer London we do need our cars for travel, the disabled need their cars, parents on the school run need their cars, because not everyone lives within a mile of a primary or secondary...

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Keith Prince AM: Mr Mayor, I would also like to put on record my thanks to Fiona. As you well know, we have an issue in my constituency regarding Launders Lane. She really grasped that. While others have just been putting it under the carpet, she really gripped it. Again, I would like to add my thanks to her efforts.

• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Susan Hall AM: Thank you, Chair. Chair, the Mayor and I rarely agree, as you might have noticed, but I would like to echo comments about Baroness Twycross. I worked with her on the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority before she came in as an Assembly Member and then became Deputy Mayor for Fire [and Resilience]. She worked tirelessly, especially during the pandemic, and worked cross-party. I have nothing but good words to say for Fiona Twycross. The loss she is to us here is a massive gain to the House of Lords. I absolutely have nothing but good...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Léonie Cooper AM: Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, I understand that there has been a change of leadership in Sutton Council. One of the issues that in fact Assembly Member Garratt was talking about earlier, which was the problems with the trams, also affects my constituency. I know there has been talk about a tram extension in southwest London and I wondered if that might now be something that might be more likely to be positively discussed. I know that it has been difficult with the previous Leader, and we have not really got anywhere with TfL talking to Sutton...

• Question by: Lord Duvall of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich OBE
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Len Duvall AM (Deputy Chair): Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, can you give us insight in terms of the conversations with central Government, both civil servants and politicians, about issues like low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), speed issues and pay per mile, when the Government has been encouraging you to look at these issues and to include them in future policies, a Conservative Government, their Conservative Government?

• Question by: Thomas Turrell
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Thomas Turrell AM: Thank you, Chair. Congratulations to the Mayor on his re-election. In the list of priorities or projects he provided in the answer to Assembly Member Hall, he mentioned the DLR extension to Thamesmead. He may be aware that Bexley Council, which is very supportive of this, would like that extension to run all the way to Belvedere, linking with the existing rail network. Would the Mayor or his Deputy [Mayor] for Transport be happy to meet with me and Bexley Council to discuss the feasibility of this?

• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Keith Prince AM: Thank you. Congratulations on your election, Mr Mayor. In your MTS, will you be adding to that a condition that all main trunk roads or all roads within the M25 will have a maximum speed limit of 50 miles per hour? I read that somewhere that was mooted.

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Joanne McCartney AM: Yes, thank you, Mr Mayor. As the Member for Enfield, can I thank you for your answer and I have responded to a recent consultation along those lines too. But I think we need to also acknowledge that the reason why a lot of councils are pushing the boundaries on this is because we are in a housing crisis and Enfield, for example, has one of the worst housing crises in London. We have one of the highest numbers of no-fault evictions and nearly 2,000 have presented themselves to the Council since 2019, when this Government promised...

• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 23 May 2024

Léonie Cooper AM: Thank you, Chair. It is interesting what you were saying about not setting up a Rent Control Commission until you have the necessary powers, but the other side of the private rental market is not just about the levels of rent, it has also been about the horrific levels of disrepair. You have been very active I think in promoting the Rogue Landlord Checker, working with local authorities, talking about obviously building these 6,000 rent control homes. Do you think there is anything more that we can do in the meantime before powers are properly devolved to...