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  • Londyn jest otwarty

    • Reference: 2018/3123
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    I note that Perivale Tube Station now has a sign applied to the floor, at the foot of the station's main staircase, which reads: 'Londyn jest otwarty' and carries the logo 'Mayor of London'. Could you please explain the purpose of this sign?

  • Begging on the London Underground

    • Reference: 2018/3124
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    I am keenly aware that there has always been some degree of begging on London Underground trains, but in my observation and experience, this phenomenon is on the increase. What steps are currently being undertaken by TfL and the British Transport Police to curtail this activity?

  • Drinking on the Underground

    • Reference: 2018/3125
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    As you will be aware, newly-elected Mayor Johnson introduced a complete ban on alcohol on the Underground in 2008. However, I have noticed in recent journeys on the Tube - especially at weekends, that there are passengers who appear wholly unaware that alcohol is banned on the Underground. What is being done to enforce this ban?

  • Underground Overcrowding

    • Reference: 2018/3126
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    How many times between September 2017 and September 2018 have TfL staff had to temporarily close stations, due to overcrowding?

  • Gallions Point Marina Ltd

    • Reference: 2018/3127
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    To ask the Mayor what involvement the GLA had (if any) in the eviction of the staff of Gallions Point Marina Ltd from their business premises at Gate 14, Albert Basin Way, London, E16 2QY on 9 October 2018?

  • Paedophilia (1)

    • Reference: 2018/3128
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    I was alarmed to hear Cressida Dick, Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis tell listeners of the BBC Radio 4's Today programme on 3 November 2018: "One area that has grown hugely is viewing indecent images of children. People find that utterly appalling, it is awful, but I'm afraid that we probably all know somebody who does that." This last statement cannot possibly be factually true. Do you agree with what the Commissioner said?

  • Paedophilia (2)

    • Reference: 2018/3129
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    Is London being "overwhelmed by the sheer volume" of Child Sexual Exploitation cases to the same extent as in Norfolk, as admitted by Norfolk's Chief Constable?* *[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/02/low-level-paedophiles-could…

  • Paedophilia (3)

    • Reference: 2018/3130
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    What assessment has the Metropolitan Police Service made of the new guidelines from the Ministry of Justice* that "low level offences" by paedophiles, including procession of indecent child abuse images, should not be punished by jail sentences? *[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/02/low-level-paedophiles-could…

  • Police Officer Residency

    • Reference: 2018/3131
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    To ask the Mayor what initiatives are currently underway to ensure that more of London's police officers are resident in the capital?

  • London Is Open Signage (1)

    • Reference: 2018/3133
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 November 2018
    How many foreign language 'London is Open' signs such as that in Perivale Underground Station written in Polish have been placed around London?