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• Reference: 2022/5389
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 82 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “There is potential for communities outside but adjacent to the boundary of the Proposed Scheme to be disproportionately impacted, as the charge could create severance between residents in these areas and facilities or places of work within the ULEZ expansion area. Residents of these communities are more likely to regularly access employment, services and facilities in outer London than those living further from the boundary.” Will you admit that your plans to expand ULEZ with fall harder on outer London than inner London?

• Reference: 2022/5390
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 83 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “The Proposed Scheme would increase the cost of driving into outer London for residents and businesses that do not own compliant vehicles, and this may lead to social isolation and reduced access to opportunities particularly for some PCGs and vulnerable groups such as older people, disabled people, and people on low incomes who are unable to access public transport or use active modes of travel.” Do you believe that expanding ULEZ should come with the price of increasing social isolation, and reducing opportunities for disabled, older and...

• Reference: 2022/5391
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 88 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “services and jobs are more spread out in outer London than they are in inner London, therefore making it more difficult for people to walk and cycle to these locations. Where public transport and active travel is less accessible in outer London and the adjacent areas, those on low incomes unable to afford a compliant car may find it more difficult to change their mode of travel to adapt.” therefore “This is likely to be a particular issue for Londoners on low incomes who work unsocial hours...

• Reference: 2022/5392
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 88 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “The increasing price of second-hand Euro 4+ petrol cars and Euro 6 diesel cars may be a potential issue for those within lower income households looking to switch to a compliant vehicle. One in give second-hand cars in the UK cost more than new models, and the average price of a used car on Auto Trader’s marketplace had increased 29 per cent over the last year”. Given this proves lower income Londoners will not be able not be able to replace their cars with compliant ones either...

• Reference: 2022/5393
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 90 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “People who rely on a non-compliant vehicle to undertake their work in outer London – e.g. tradespeople such as joiners, plumbers and builders – would also be impacted by the Proposed Scheme.” How will the scrappage scheme be targeted to avoid harming those who are self-employed?

• Reference: 2022/5394
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 117 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “Some businesses provide services direct to the public, for example, car repair and servicing, and may be impacted by the Proposed Scheme. For example, stakeholders noted that businesses within the existing ULEZ had lost business from customers outside the zone who had non-compliant vehicles. A similar boundary impact can be expected with the Proposed Scheme for individuals in a similar situation from outside Greater London transferring their custom elsewhere.” Given that ULEZ expansion will cause economic harm to many of London’s businesses, particularly in outer London, should...

• Reference: 2022/5395
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Page 119 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ states: “For retail trips from outside Greater London into outer London, some 8 percent of these are expected to be via non-compliant vehicles in 2023. With the introduction of the Proposed Scheme around 60 per cent of those non-compliant trips are forecast to be lost with almost no mode shift (mainly due to the lack of alternatives and preference for using a car). It is expected these trips would transfer to other retail centres outside Greater London or move to home delivery.” Do you find this level of...

• Reference: 2022/5396
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Table 7-4 of the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ shows the significant impact ULEZ expansion would have on outer London businesses. Why are you seemingly deliberately harming outer London’s economy?

• Reference: 2022/5397
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Further to your response to question 2022/2930, do you agree that driving a bus while suffering temperatures of 35-45C constitutes a significant safety risk?

• Reference: 2022/5398
• Question by: Neil Garratt
• Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Do you agree that the public has a legitimate right in knowing the most significant drivers of safety risk in the transport system?