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• Reference: 2020/4544
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Thank you for your response to my question about, in my view, the discriminatory ban on use of 60+ Freedom Pass during morning peak hours. After months of this imposition by DfT there is no sign of the removal of this restriction. What steps are you taking to demand that the Government removes this condition forthwith? If the ban is not lifted when you are negotiating the next TfL funding can you give me assurance that you would lobby the DfT to lift this condition?

• Reference: 2020/4545
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Whilst I appreciate that many of the venues are currently closed, can you please indicate what recovery plans you have for gradual opening of the venues and particularly their use by local communities and stakeholders like schools?

• Reference: 2020/4547
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

I appreciate that construction works continue around and on the Park. However, can you confirm the state of current delay in completion targets due to the pandemic and any cost implications arising from that?

• Reference: 2020/4548
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Do you support proposals for 200 per cent hike in hospital parking fees recently reported in the Mail on Sunday? It is not clear when the plan will be implemented but is there any way NHS staff in London can be protected from the hike?

• Reference: 2020/4553
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

Are LTN schemes blunt tools, failing to achieve the desired benefits of the Streetspace programme to promote healthy streets? In some case they are having negative impact. So, don’t you think the current implementation procedures need replacing by more effective and collaborative work between TfL, Department of Transport and Councils ensuring that due consultations and equality impact assessments are undertaken before implementation and there are clear strategies to monitor the outcomes and reviews?

• Reference: 2020/4546
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

In August 2017 referring to the future of the LLDC I asked you if you were sympathetic to the view that the LLDC’s planning powers could be handed back ahead of the planned period of 2030 to the boroughs to complement and further progress the great social and economic convergence agenda? I note that no progress has been made on this. Now I notice that the relevant East London borough leaders have called for return of powers from the Olympic Legacy corporation which I support. Is it not the time that this happens without any further delay?

• Reference: 2020/4549
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

The recent poll from the London Assembly Health Committee indicates worrying stats in that a quarter of Londoners (“15% very unlikely”, “10% fairly unlikely”) to take the vaccines with “17% don’t knows”. The concerns are further compounded by additional polls highlighting the reluctance of people from BAME communities to get the jab (“23% very unlikely” and “14% fairly unlikely”). What London wide strategies are planned to encourage much greater take up and extensive and effective distribution of vaccines?

• Reference: 2020/4550
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

The Tier two announcement allowing restaurants and some pubs to remain open has seen a distinct increase in bookings and been welcome by the hospitality sector. However, the sector is still facing a tough time beyond festive period. What do you expect Government to do the help the sector on its knees and how can you do to revive the hospitality sector in London?

• Reference: 2020/4551
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

It is suggested that UK could lose £60 million a day through a slump in tourism. London’s Tourism industry accounts for one in seven jobs in the capital. This, in the short and long term also means a deep decline in the viability of various sectors including retail, leisure, creative, culture and hotels etc. Experts within the tourism industry agree that the tourism sector needs much greater and specific support from Government. How far has the Government recognised this and do you think there is adequate support available from Government for a sustained recovery?

• Reference: 2020/4552
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 17 December 2020

In your initiative you refer to actions and targets by gender and ethnicity. What will be the process for monitoring outcomes and review if needed?