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• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 02 July 2020

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: My questions are to start off with to John O’Brien. I want to ask about support for businesses in London, with a particular focus on the restaurant industry. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, as of July last year there were nearly 16,000 restaurants in London employing around 325,000 people. Clearly, the sector has been hit very hard by COVID-19. Data showed in March, before the pandemic had fully hit, that 71% more food and accommodation businesses closed this March than they had in the previous March. John, I wonder if you could...

• Reference: 2016/0378
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Does the Congestion Charge need to change to tackle congestion in central London?

• Reference: 2016/0376
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

The Piccadilly Line suffers from serious overcrowding, particularly the route from Heathrow Airport to central London. This problem may be alleviated by the opening of Crossrail services in 2019, but what plans do you have in the interim to reduce overcrowding on this line?

• Reference: 2016/0377
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Under the proposals to require black taxis to have credit cards as a payment method, how much will the drivers have to pay to have the payment machines installed?

• Reference: 2016/0379
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

In answer to freedom of information requests (MGLA41215 - 1959 and MGLA211215 - 1781) it has been clarified that the Mayor attended San Francisco in early February 2013 to meet senior representatives of Apple. Can you list everyone who was present at all of the meetings conducted by the Chair of Transport for London during this trip, particularly whether Joanna Lumley or any representatives of Heatherwick Studios were present?