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• Reference: 2017/4918
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The London Assembly Transport Committee report 'Future Proof' on taxis and private hire vehicles recommended that the Mayor and TfL should develop specific public awareness campaigns which show how to correctly identify whether a driver/vehicle is licensed and work with the tourism industry to ensure that visitors arriving in London have access to this information. What have TfL done to achieve this recommendation?

• Reference: 2017/4919
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The London Assembly Transport Committee report 'Future Proof' on taxis and private hire vehicles recommended that TfL should further develop the database that links drivers to vehicle and operator information. The report said TfL should work with app developers to produce a tool that will enable passengers to check the status of their driver, vehicle or operator. What actions have TfL undertaken to meet this recommendation?

• Reference: 2017/4920
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The London Assembly Transport Committee report 'Future Proof' on taxis and private hire vehicles recommended that the Mayor and TfL should set out how they intend to monitor and improve supply and demand, for both taxi and private hire industries, across London. This should include a specific study into potential demand for taxi services in outer London town centre locations. What detailed supply and demand surveys have TfL carried out and when will the results be published? How much has TfL spent on supply and demand surveys in the taxi and private hire Industry since 'Future Proof' was published in...

• Reference: 2017/4921
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The London Assembly Transport Committee report 'Future Proof' Report recommended that the Mayor and TfL should ensure that disabled taxi and private hire passengers' needs are met by taking steps to incentivise the provision of wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles with a view to reaching 25 per cent wheelchair accessibility across the private hire fleet by 2018. Please set out what steps, if any, TfL has taken to incentivise the adoption of wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles.

• Reference: 2017/4922
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

The London Assembly Transport Committee 'Future Proof' Report recommended that the Mayor and TfL should by May 2015 introduce requirements for all taxi and private hire drivers and operators to undertake mandatory disability awareness training as part of the licensing process. What steps, if any, has TfL taken to implement this recommendation?

• Reference: 2017/4923
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Please state the precise starting date of the London Overground night service running between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington next year? What are the reasons for this service not commencing from the start of the night London Overground service from the 15th December 2017?

• Reference: 2017/4924
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Further to your answer to question 2016/1786 what has been the outcome of TfL's trial of mini-zebra crossings at six bus stops where cycle routes bypass bus stops?

• Reference: 2017/4925
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

Further to your answers to Questions 2017/3430 and 2017/3855 can you confirm that the Centrecomm Strike had no effect on emergency services arriving to the scene in a timely manner?

• Reference: 2017/4926
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

In answer to Question 2017/3855 you stated that TfL has confirmed that the incident on 28 August involved a pedestrian and a route 325 bus. However, TfL bus safety data states the incident involved a bus passenger. Please can you clarify?

• Reference: 2017/4927
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 14 December 2017

While TfL takes effective enforcement action against private hire drivers who blatantly refuse access to people with assistance dogs, there are incidents of some people facing long delays in booking a private hire vehicle where it would appear drivers are refusing to carry assistance dogs. Firms appear to claim that there are no drivers available. Would you consider instructing TfL to undertake a mystery shopping exercise to fully research this issue and gather sufficient evidence to tackle this discriminatory behaviour?