From Sunday 20 May, customers using London Overground services from Richmond/Clapham Junction and Stratford are reminded to check before they travel as new timetables have been introduced. Off peak services between Clapham Junction and Stratford have been increased to four trains per hour in each direction, helping support the growth in leisure customers wanting to visiting Stratford, Shepherds Bush, […]
Read moreFrom the Labour Lords website. Summary of 14 government defeats at Lords Report ‘Customs Union’: makes repeal of 1972 Act conditional on Minister laying report before Parliament outlining steps taken to negotiate a customs union as part of the framework for future UK-EU relations. Amendment/Vote: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/lords-divisions/?dd=2018-04-18&division=1 ‘Enhanced protection for certain areas of EU legislation’: prevents directly applicable EU law relating to employment, […]
Read morePHV English tests [1] Question No: 2018/0683 To: Mayor and Commissioner Andrew Dismore Why is it taking a year or more to process checks of English language qualifications for PHV drivers? Written response from the Mayor The process of verifying evidence that has been provided to meet the English language requirement is complex. Transport for London (TfL) has received a […]
Read moreMQT old answers May 18 Police station closures [1] Question No: 2018/ 0530 Andrew Dismore AM How much do you expect to save as the result of the closure of police front counters in a) Barnet, b) Camden, and c) across London?. Written response from the Mayor As set out in the Public Access Strategy […]
Read moreAt the risk of perpetuating an argument, Jessica Learmont-Criqui still doesn’t get it, concerning police numbers and funding. She again says the Mayor ‘issued a diktat’ to cut the police in Camden: I challenge her to produce any document which states this in the bald terms she asserts. She again fails to recognise that the root cause of the fall […]
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