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  • Data sharing between UBER and the Metropolitan Police Service

    • Reference: 2020/3859
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    Uber has confirmed, in an article in The Times on 18 September 2020, titled ‘Uber gives police private data on drivers and passengers’, that it responds to over 2,000 requests for information per year from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). What kinds of information and data does the MPS request and collect from Uber on drivers and passengers, how long is this information and data stored, and which agencies have access to it?

  • Safeguarding the interests of disabled people

    • Reference: 2020/3293
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    With a winter of further physical distancing ahead, how will you safeguard the interests of disabled people in Streetspace schemes?

  • Public-private space and the Public London Charter

    • Reference: 2020/3294
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Why has there been such a delay on the new rules to govern public spaces which you promised me in November 2017?

  • London Power financial risks

    • Reference: 2020/3295
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Following the collapse of Robin Hood energy in Nottingham and subsequent issues with Angelic Energy in Islington, are you conducting any new business, financial viability or risk assessments on London Power? If so, when will they be published?

  • GLA loan to London Power

    • Reference: 2020/3296
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    MD2645 refers to a loan of £1.1 million from the GLA to London Power Co. Limited. Why was this sum required as a loan and not included in the original budget?

  • Use of renewables by Transport for London (2)

    • Reference: 2020/3297
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Thank you for your answer to my question 2019/19662 on the use of renewable energy by Transport for London (TfL). On 30 September 2020, the TfL Finance Committee discussed risks relating to Power Purchase Agreements. It was highlighted that accounting assessments will limit the renewable energy it is possible to purchase. What steps are you taking, given that TfL is the single largest user of electricity in London, to ensure that accounting rules don’t stand in the way of a rapid transition to zero carbon energy?

  • Solar potential on the Transport for London estate (2)

    • Reference: 2020/3298
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1003 on the solar potential of the Transport for London (TfL) estate. I understand from the list of paused projects in the TfL Board meeting of 29 July 2020 that the original plans for solar roof installation are “paused in favour of development of larger strategic solar installations to be funded using third party investment.” Could you explain the current plans for solar installations on the TfL estate, from where you will find third party investment and confirm when you will publish a report on the solar potential of the TfL estate?

  • Reducing ozone pollution in London (2)

    • Reference: 2020/3299
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/2607. What is your estimate for the number of premature deaths in Greater London during the air pollution episodes that occurred during August and September this year that were attributable to short-term exposure to (a) ozone and (b) particulate (PM2.5 and PM10)?

  • Expansion of the Breathe London network

    • Reference: 2020/3300
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    On 22 September 2020 you announced an expansion of the Breathe London network with 30 new sensors to monitor air pollution at 18 schools where school streets have now been introduced. Given the current interest in the impact of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and pop-up bike lanes on air pollution, will you also install Breathe London monitors to show any changes in local pollution from these schemes?

  • Changes in London road traffic since March 2020

    • Reference: 2020/3301
    • Question by: Caroline Russell
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Residents across London are raising concerns about increases in road traffic since March 2020. In some cases, new traffic patterns appear to be emerging as people are using cars instead of public transport. What research and data do you have on changes to traffic in London since March and when do you expect to publish it?