At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM asked the Mayor about Westminster Council’s plans to deport homeless people to the midlands. (video here) Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘You will of course remember the infamous 1980’s Westminster ‘Homes for Votes’ scandal, described by the courts as the ‘greatest act […]
Read moreAt today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM challenged the Mayor over the serious delays in criminal record checks for people waiting clearance to take up jobs or volunteering opportunities. (video here) As at 07/12/2016, the MPS ‘Work in Progress’ (backlog) for DBS checks was 43,007. Extra staff have been recruited […]
Read moreBarnet and Camden London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore welcomed the installation of an Oyster Card top up machine at Brent Cross bus station. Mr Dismore has been campaigning for the installation of the machine, which finally went active on Monday 16th January. Mr Dismore had submitted repeated requests to Transport for London, and raised the issue with the Mayor […]
Read moreLondon Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM has welcomed a consultation by Transport for London (TfL) into plans to improve capacity at Camden Town Underground station including a new second station entrance on Buck Street. If TfL proceed with their proposals, buildings currently located on the proposed site will be replaced by a new station entrance […]
Read moreA proposal by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to improve air quality on some of the worst polluted roads in London has been welcomed by local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM. Mr Khan announced plans for 10 more Low Emission Bus Zones deploying the greenest buses on the capital’s most polluted routes to cut harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) […]
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