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• Reference: 2021/1202
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Given that the black cab taxi fleet has now shrunk to less than 14,000 vehicles and many drivers are struggling to earn a living, let alone buy a new electric wheelchair accessible taxi for more than £60,000, do you think the black cab has a future in London?

• Reference: 2021/1203
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Are you aware that less than 0.5% (half a percent) of all private hire vehicles are wheelchair accessible (and most of those are school run mini buses)? What will you do to see that London’s ageing and disabled population can get around if there are no purpose built wheelchair accessible taxis in the future, because they’ve been priced out of the market?

• Reference: 2021/1204
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What is your future plan for Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles, given, in my view, the poor outcomes from your policies over the last five years?

• Reference: 2021/1205
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What will you do to rebuild the taxi trade and reverse the declining numbers of black cabs in London seen over the last five years?

• Reference: 2021/1206
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Uber maintained for a long period of time that the acceptance of private hire bookings by a licensed London PHV Operator acting as agent for drivers would comply with the regulatory regime. Given the recent Appeal Court ruling that Uber drivers are employees, does the mayor believe that Uber have been operating in London outside of the PHV regulatory regime since TfL granted them an Operator Licence in 2012?

• Reference: 2021/1155
• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What discussions, if any, have you had with the Government and/or the London based Train Operating Companies regarding routes in London being part of the trial ?

• Reference: 2021/1156
• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

At what point would the Transport & Works Act from Crossrail 2 need to be agreed for it to open at the same time as Phase 2a of High Speed 2 in 2035-2040?

• Reference: 2021/1157
• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What assessment have you and TfL made of the impact of the Prime Minister’s roadmap to ease COVID-19 restrictions on TfL ridership forecasts?

• Reference: 2021/1158
• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

What steps are you taking to secure TfL funding beyond March 2021 and when will the new funding package be announced?

• Reference: 2021/1159
• Question by: Alison Moore
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

When will you enter the Trial Running phase of the Crossrail project?