Category Archives: Transport

Government must not punish young Londoners by ending free travel for under-18s

Free under-18s travel in London must be not be scrapped, local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, has urged, joining calls that have been made by the Mayor of London. This comes in the wake of the Government’s proposed suspension of the concession as one of the terms of its recent bailout of Transport for London (TfL), amidst the Covid-19 […]

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TfL Press Release – Transport for London publishes advice for businesses on how to keep staff safe as they return to work

Transport for London (TfL) today published advice for businesses across London on how they can play a part in controlling the coronavirus as national restrictions on movement are gradually lifted. The TfL advice works alongside Government guidance on safe travel, helping businesses to understand the specific challenges for London’s transport network during the pandemic and how to keep their staff […]

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Dismore proposes compulsory face coverings on London Transport

At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden asked Mayor Sadiq Khan to consider making face coverings compulsory on buses and the tube. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘You have made clear that you think people on the public transport network should wear face coverings. You asked the Government to make this […]

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Dismore skewers minister on TfL funding

At a meeting of the London Assembly Oversight Committee, the Minister for London Paul Scully MP was challenged on the government’s version of events relating to the punitive Government financial package provided to Transport for London (TfL). Answering Conservative Assembly Member Keith Prince, who asked whether it was the Government who insisted that the Congestion Charge and Ultra-Low Emmission Zone […]

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