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  • Sergeant Matiu Ratana

    • Reference: 2020/4046
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    The killing of Sgt Ratana at Croydon Custody Suite in September caused public horror and revulsion. I understand that the suspect has been deemed mentally and physically unfit to stand trial, and that he is unlikely ever to be recorded as the murderer of Sgt Ratana. Furthermore, he has not been named as the suspect by the Metropolitan Police. I would be grateful if you would provide rationale for these decisions. Would you agree that this failure to name and prosecute detracts from public confidence in criminal justice?

  • Proposed Congestion Charge Extension

    • Reference: 2020/4049
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    On 28 October 2020, you tweeted: ‘It is simply wrong to hit 4 million more Londoners with a proposed congestion charge extension, which would have a serious effect on BAME-owned small and medium-sized businesses. I'll say it again — I will not agree to these draconian terms.’ What do you anticipate the impact of the proposed congestion charge extension will be on white-owned small and medium-sized businesses?

  • Environmentally Friendly Technologies

    • Reference: 2020/4066
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    The makers of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and other supposedly environment-friendly technologies claim that these technologies are ‘green,’ ‘clean’ and ’just.’ Cobalt is an expensive metal used in electric car batteries, costing about $35,000 per ton. Some 59% of all cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cobalt mining in DRC is often done by children, some as young as seven, with as many as 40,000 working in what are reported to be brutal and unsafe conditions 1 . Is it morally right that the GLA should be developing energy policy, without paying heed to the...

  • Anti-Racism

    • Reference: 2020/4072
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    On 13 October 2020, you declared City Hall ‘a committedly anti-racist organisation’ 1 . Given the present uncertainty surrounding the future location of the Greater London Authority, I would be grateful if you could clarify for me if that designation also applies to the GLA offices at Union Street and the Crystal Building at Royal Victoria Dock, or will those buildings be the subject of future anti-racist mayoral pronouncements? 1 https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayor-declares-city-ha…

  • Bishopsgate Road Closure

    • Reference: 2020/4073
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    Given that taxis cannot now travel along the whole length of Bishopsgate, what is the alternative route from Guy’s Hospital to Liverpool Street Station which taxis must take, and what is the taxi meter cost and journey time for the proposed route?

  • Taxi and Private Hire Trade

    • Reference: 2020/4074
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 19 November 2020
    Given the new safety law banning touching mobile phone devices when driving, how will TfL ensure that Private Hire drivers comply with this, so that they do not touch any mobile devices to take a new job, or search for directions, unless they are stationary?

  • Dr Heiko Schöning

    • Reference: 2020/3775
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    German Doctor Dr Heiko Schöning was arrested by the Met Police Territorial Support Group at Speakers' Corner at Hyde Park on the afternoon of 26 September 2020 whilst addressing a crowd. Could you explain why he was arrested and what he has been charged with?

  • Police Officers Obscuring Their Identity

    • Reference: 2020/3776
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    Why did the Territorial Support Group police officers who conducted the arrest of Dr Heiko Schöning at Speakers' Corner at Hyde Park on the afternoon of 26 September 2020 cover their name tags and numbers - clipping their phones over them, or cover them with their tabards. Given its own unhappy history with this particular issue, the Metropolitan Police will be particularly aware why uniformed police officers on public order duties must be capable of being identified at all times. The alleged re-appearance of this practice is highly disappointing. Who authorised it and why?

  • Marble Arch Down Escalator

    • Reference: 2020/3777
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    To ask the Mayor for a further update on the re-introduction of a working down escalator at Marble Arch Underground Station. This work was due to be completed by mid-June and effectively means that the residents and those who work in the area have been without a down escalator at this station for a year.

  • Fines For Not Wearing a Face Mask

    • Reference: 2020/3778
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 15 October 2020
    How many fines, and how much in fines have been handed out to travellers on the London Underground for not wearing a face mask.