Andrew Dismore

A1 Stirling Corner to Borehamwood Junction     

Question No: 2015/1317   

AndrewDismore

Between Stirling Corner and Borehamwood Junction (A1) there is a sensible 50mph limit which is designed to make the road safer. Constituents have complained to me about the lack of observance of the 50mph limit. In light of this is it possible for the MPS to patrol (in arrangement with Herefordshire Constabulary) along this route in order to enforce the 50mph limit?

Written response from the Mayor 

Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.

 

Police  Resources     

Question No: 2015/1318   

Andrew Dismore

During the Kingsway fire on 1st April 2015 a large number of Police were used to control and deal with the incident. How many police officers were from Camden, and how many did that leave performing normal duties in Camden?

Written response from the Mayor 

Over the duration of the Kingsway fire a total of 16 Inspectors,56 Sergeants and 374 Constables were deployed from across the whole of the MPS. Of these there were 2 Inspectors, 3 Sergeants and 24 Constables deployed from Camden. The rest were officers coming into the borough on aid.

 

Only officers from non-response team roles in Camden were deployed, enabling the response team to perform their normal duties.

 

Finchley Central connection to Mill Hill East       

Question No: 2015/1319   

AndrewDismore

My constituents are still reporting to me that there is no link up between trains arriving at

Finchley Central, and those leaving for Mill Hill East. Passengers are missing the connection by seconds and having to wait 15 minutes until another service can take them to Mill Hill East.

Why is there no link between these services?

Written response from the Mayor 

The Northern line timetable schedules the departure of the Mill Hill East shuttle shortly after a train arrives into Finchley Central.

 

Occasionally, delays further along the Northern line mean that a timetabled train will not arrive on schedule. In these cases, the Mill Hill East shuttle departs as scheduled to ensure any subsequent delays are prevented, but TfL seeks to minimise this as much as possible.

 

No 263          

Question No: 2015/1320   

AndrewDismore

Would you support increasing the frequency of the no 236 bus service especially as it is the only service between East Finchley and North Finchley?

Written response from the Mayor 

Following a detailed review and public consultation, route 263 was extended from Holloway, Nag’s Head to Highbury Barnon 26 July 2014.

 

Due to bridge replacement works on Holloway Road, TfL introduced a new schedule to improve reliability in August 2014 on Monday to Saturdays to give buses more time to complete their journeys.

 

Capacity is sufficient to meet current levels of demand on route 263 with a bus scheduled every 10 minutes Monda–Saturday daytimes with an additional journey towards Barneton school days only. On Sundays and all evenings there is a bus every 12 minutes. TfL therefore has no further plans to change the frequency, but will keep the route under regular review.

 

Litter in Edgware     

Question No: 2015/1321   

Andrew Dismore

Why does TfL seem incapable of maintaining a clean and tidy station at Edgware?

Written response from the Mayor 

TfL wants every journey to be as pleasant as possible, and part of that effort includes

encouraging customers to be more aware and considerate when travelling.

 

The Travel Better London campaign encourages customers to makes mall changes to their

travel habits, including taking their litter with them before leaving the train.

 

Despite this, there is an enormous amount of litter left behind on Tube trains. This litter is removed from trains at terminus stations, like Edgware. Due to the volume, litter pulled off terminating trains is temporarily held on platforms before being carried outside the station. At Edgware, TfL is in the process of installing additional bins at platform level to minimise the visibility of this litter.

 

Camden Town Underground Station         

Question No: 2015/1322   

AndrewDismore

TfL have informed me that the urgently needed improvements to ease congestion at Camden Underground Station will not be complete until 2020. This is a key tourist site and an important hub for the local community. Can the Mayor move the works forward to offer the people of Camden some relief from the daily congestion?

Written response from the Mayor 

I agree entirely that this work is urgent. That is why LU has been actively engaged with Camden Council to reactive. I support TfL in its current efforts to deliver the modernisation of Camden Town Underground station as soon as possible. Subject to funding and permissions, this scheme will be delivered in the early 2020s. This timetable is partly driven by Camden’s requirements and its planning process.

Please refer to MQ2015/0590 Holborn and Camden Town tube (February2015) for further

details.

 

Waste  Depot relocation      

Question No: 2015/1323   

AndrewDismore

I have been contacted by local residents who are concerned about the development of a new waste facility at Abbot’s Depot in Oakleigh Road South, N11. Can you provide information on what consultation should have been conducted and whether the GLA has had any involvement in this project?

Written response from the Mayor 

I understand that the Council has carried out pre-application public consultation on its proposal for a waste and recycling depot. The GLA has not had any involvement to date, although an application would be referable if it involves storage of waste on a site of more than 1 ha and/or more than 50,000 tonnes through put per annum.