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• Reference: 2024/0928
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Re my question 2024/0526: You say TfL's sensitivity testing covered different values of time - but the 2018 MTS did not change the value of time - what it did do - at least if the targets within it for motor traffic reduction were hit - should have been to make very significant changes to forecasts for traffic and congestion - which in turn changes the amount of time potentially saved by any scheme that is claimed to reduce congestion. i) Why did you not re-evaluate the scheme according to these revised traffic forecasts prior to signing the contract? ii)...

• Reference: 2024/0929
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Re my question: 2024/0523 - You claim that the Silvertown Tunnel will enable you to 'greatly increase public transport usage in east and southeast london'. Why then have you reduced the promised bus service through Silvertown by more than half from 31.5 buses/hour to 14 buses/hour - just 2 new bus routes? Given the alignment of the tunnel, which does not follow existing desire lines, and the failure to engineer bus priority on approach roads to make journey times more competitive with other modes, where do you expect future demand to come from?

• Reference: 2024/0930
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Re my question 2024/0527: You state: 'The Silvertown Tunnel scheme, including the user charge and new zero emission bus network, has been designed to ensure that there is no material impact in the number of vehicle trips across the river.' Can you please confirm that this is in fact incorrect, and that opening the Silvertown Tunnel, whether or not it is tolled, and whether or not zero emission buses are used, always substantially increases cross-river traffic, and local pollution, and carbon emissions, compared to an otherwise identical situation in which Silvertown is not opened to general traffic?

• Reference: 2024/0931
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

For each month from the start of 2023, for the Finchley Road, how many speeding tickets have been issued and what is the total value of fines?

• Reference: 2024/0933
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

In response to question 2023/0862, you said that ‘under my instruction, Transport for London (TfL) provided free advertising space for a COVID-19 campaign’, suggesting you have the ability to direct what is advertised on the TfL network in your role as Mayor and Chair of TfL. In response to question 2022/4160, however, you suggested that TfL’s advertising is operationally independent. Which is it?

• Reference: 2024/0934
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

In response to question 2023/0862, you said that ‘under my instruction, Transport for London (TfL) provided free advertising space for a COVID-19 campaign’, suggesting you have the ability to direct what is advertised on the TfL network in your role as Mayor and Chair of TfL. Will you now commit to using these powers to provide free advertising for campaigns around HIV awareness?

• Reference: 2024/0935
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Given that London's drug poisoning death rate is at its highest in more than 20 years, will you support the motion recently passed by the Assembly calling for you to commit £150,000 to fund two drug testing centres, to provide free, confidential and professional drug checking, as well as other healthcare intervention, training and workshops? Based on a model used in Bristol, adopting this scheme could help to make a significant difference in reducing drug-related harm.

• Reference: 2024/0936
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Will you commit to meeting We Are The Loop, a drug checking service that provides free and confidential healthcare intervention, training and workshops?

• Reference: 2024/0937
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Given that London's drug poisoning death rate is at its highest in more than 20 years, what steps are you taking to tackle this?

• Reference: 2024/0893
• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 15 March 2024

Following a meeting of the Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee on 27 February 2024, the Fire Commissioner said that he had met with the Commissioner of TfL to discuss messaging around E-scooters and E-bikes. Could you lay out when this meeting took place and what was specifically discussed?