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Oak Trees

  • Reference: 2025/4013
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
The University of Exeter developed the Oaktober campaign, highlighting the importance of oak trees and the role they play to the British ecosystem. Do you have data on the type of trees planted in the last 5 years and can you confirm if any of these were oak trees?

Kms of Bus Routes in the South West

  • Reference: 2025/4012
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
How many kms of bus routes are there currently in Kingston, Richmond Upon Thames, and Hounslow? Please provide this figure for this financial year and the past 5 financial years.

Met Police Staff & Immigration Rules

  • Reference: 2025/4011
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
We have heard that 200 to 300 TfL staff are put at risk of deportation following the new immigration rules. Can you please confirm if any Met Police staff are equally impacted by those new rules and, if so, how many staff would be impacted?

Air Taxis and driverless Taxis

  • Reference: 2025/4010
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Waymo and Zoox are operating driverless taxis in San Francisco and currently have an estimated 22% of the taxi market share. Joby made its first air taxi journey in California from Marina Municipal to Monterey Regional in 12min and I understand that Virgin have ordered around 100 Joby UAVs for the UK to start operating in 2027/28. Technology is moving forward fast. How are you preparing London for these new developments?

419 Bus Route Consultation Report

  • Reference: 2025/4009
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Between 18 April and 11 June 2023, you held a public consultation proposing changes to the stopping arrangements for bus route 419 in the Barnes and Castelnau areas of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. You published the Consultation Report on 8 August 2025. Please advise why it took more than 2 years to report back on the consultation?

A4 Cycle Path

  • Reference: 2025/4008
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Residents have highlighted that the A4 cycle path from Cranford to Chiswick remains hazardous and poorly maintained. It needs resurfacing, regular cleaning, safer junctions, and improved infrastructure to ensure it meets the safety standards of West London’s cycling network. When can we expect any upgrades to this cycle path?

Predictive Policing

  • Reference: 2025/4007
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Is the Met Police considering the use of any form of predictive policing (for example, using AI or analytical software to forecast potential criminal activities)? If so, please provide further details about such technology deployments.

New Technologies

  • Reference: 2025/4006
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Please provide the total sum of money the Met is investing in the development of new technologies. Please break this sum down by what technologies are being invested in.

Officer-Initiated Facial Recognition

  • Reference: 2025/4005
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
I understand the Met is going to be integrating facial recognition into Met smartphones, allowing officers to confirm suspect identities on the street more efficiently. When will this technology become active and what parameters around its use will you put in place?

Live Facial Recognition (LFR)

  • Reference: 2025/4004
  • Question by: Gareth Roberts
  • Meeting date: 20 November 2025
Are you considering extending the parameters for the deployment of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) to a wider set of events during the remainder of your current term as Mayor of London?
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