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12 November 2008 by sianberry
Despite a massive increase in the number of Londoners unable to afford to adequately heat their homes this winter, the Mayor is failing to publicise the assistance available to help residents insulate their houses, according to London Assembly member Darren Johnson. New figures indicate that more than one in five households in London will […]
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The London Assembly has called on Boris Johnson to urge all boroughs to support the Fairtrade campaign. Members agreed1 a motion congratulating the 20 London boroughs that have already achieved Fairtrade Borough status and welcomed the capital’s achievement of Fairtrade City status. However, the Assembly called on the Mayor to encourage the remaining 13 London […]
10 November 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones will question London’s Mayor on Wednesday about the case for providing more airport capacity in and around London, in the light of new figures showing that a significant proportion of passengers at Heathrow only use the airport to transfer between international flights, with little or no economic benefit to the UK. Analysis of […]
The Green Party is launching its campaign for the 2009 European elections on Monday 10th November with a series of pledges to create thousands of new green-collar jobs in new green industries. The UK has more than 40% of Europe’s wind resources and, off our shores, marine energy from waves and tides could generate up […]
Jenny Jones will be seeking answers from London’s Mayor on the details of the pay off agreement with Sir Ian Blair, and whether it represents good value for money for Londoners. It has been reported that the outgoing commissioner will receive the remaining value of his contract in a £295,000 lump sum, on top of […]
7 November 2008 by sianberry
New recycling figures released yesterday have revealed that recycling in London is slowly improving, but we’re still lagging way behind other English regions. In London households recycle 26 per cent of their waste, compared to 42 per cent in the East Midlands and 41 per cent in the East of England. The average regional recycling […]
Darren Johnson will use next weeks Mayor’s Question Time to interrogate the Mayor as to why his new transport plan includes above inflation increases in the average fare for each journey, despite the cancellation of a number of important public transport schemes. At the same time as cancelling six major public transport schemes and […]
6 November 2008 by sianberry
While welcoming the cancellation of the Thames Gateway six lane road Bridge, Darren Johnson will use next weeks Mayor’s Question Time to interrogate the Mayor on the cancellation of a number of important public transport schemes in London. The Mayor today cancelled proposals for an Oxford Street Tram, East London Transit, Greenwich Waterfront Transit, Docklands […]
5 November 2008 by sianberry
Commenting on today’s European Parliament Employment Committee second reading vote (1) on the proposed Working Time Directive, Jean Lambert, London Green MEP and member of the committee, said: "I am very pleased that MEPs have today shown their commitment to ending opt-outs from the Working Time Directive, meaning there would be no exception for the […]
Jenny Jones has responded to the London Mayor’s document: ‘Way to go!’, She said: "This document aims to outline the London Mayor’s future priorities for spending a £36 billion budget. It is good journalism, but poor policy making. I welcome the fact that he has pledged to continue with a set of transport projects which […]
The Transport for London Board today agreed to abolish the mid year inspections for black cabs. Figures released by Jenny Jones show that 2,389 black cabs failed pollution tests during the first round of mid year inspections. A further 513 were failed for brakes and 591 for suspension. Black cabs emit particulates, such as PM10s, […]
3 November 2008 by sianberry
Whilst cautiously welcoming the Mayor of London’s proposal to tackle youth offending, Jenny Jones has called for tough, productive community service sentences before any imprisonment of young Londoners. This morning the Mayor announced that he is working with Government on a scheme to send young first time offenders to a dedicated jail away from the […]
23 October 2008 by sianberry
A new investigation will look at how effective 20mph zones have been in making London’s roads – the scene of more than 28,000 casualties last year – safer for pedestrians and cyclists. London boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) have the power to set speed limits of 20mph on residential streets, and between them have […]
More than one in five households in London may be unable to afford to adequately heat their homes this winter, according to new figures obtained by Cllr. Darren Johnson AM. 760,000 London households are estimated to be in fuel poverty – a fourfold increase in the last five years. Darren Johnson commented: "Rising energy prices […]
Jenny Jones has discovered that 29,000 Oyster cards for under 16s have failed and been replaced in the last year. Transport for London claim that over half of these withdrawn cards were damaged. Jenny Jones requested the information from the Mayor following complaints from the parents of children who have been stopped from travelling on […]
19 October 2008 by sianberry
New figures released by Jenny Jones show that 2,389 black cabs failed pollution tests during the mid year inspections which the London mayor is now consulting on either reforming, or abolishing. A further 513 were failed for brakes and 591 for suspension. The consultation ends on October 24th. Black cabs emit particulates, such as PM10s, […]
16 October 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has called on London’s Mayor to target police overtime in his efforts to find efficiencies in City Hall spending. Jenny will question the Mayor, who also chairs the Metropolitan Police Authority, as he makes plans for his first City Hall budget. Figures recently obtained by Jenny show that overtime for police officers, police […]
9 October 2008 by sianberry
The London Assembly has unanimously called on the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to ensure the Assembly is consulted on any future proposals that could weaken the 2012 Games’ legacy and environmental sustainability standards as a result of the mounting cost pressures arising from the current economic climate. Proposing the amendment to the motion Darren Johnson […]
8 October 2008 by sianberry
The London Assembly is urging the Government to introduce a scheme to allow irregular migrants to earn UK citizenship. Assembly Members today passed a motion supporting a one-off, time limited route to citizenship for irregular migrants who have been living in the UK for many years. The motion also calls on Mayor of London Boris […]
Jenny Jones, is asking the Mayor of London why the consultation on the articulated bus routes 38, 507 and 521 does not include any information on the environmental impacts of replacing bendy buses with larger numbers of conventional double and single decker buses. Transport for London have specified that the switch from bendy buses to […]
The London mayor has not supported a local authority which wants to explore the use of 20mph as the standard speed limit on most of the roads in its borough. Mayor Boris was answering a question from Darren Johnson about Transport for London providing Lewisham with the appropriate technical and legal guidance, and financial support. […]
7 October 2008 by sianberry
Darren Johnson will tomorrow ask the London Assembly to support his call to allow migrants who have been living or working in London for at least four years without permission to be given the chance to become citizens. "It has been estimated that an amnesty like this could save Londoners many hundreds of millions of […]
Darren Johnson will call on London’s Mayor to follow the recommendations of the national Climate Change Committee by introducing a long-term target of cutting London’s CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050, including aviation. Welcoming reports of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation of an 80% cut in the UK’s greenhouse gases, Darren said: "This national recommendation […]
6 October 2008 by sianberry
While welcoming the cancellation of the Thames Gateway six lane road Bridge, Darren Johnson will use next weeks Mayor’s Question Time to interrogate the Mayor on the cancellation of a number of important public transport schemes in London. The Mayor today cancelled proposals for an Oxford Street Tram, East London Transit, Greenwich Waterfront Transit, […]