PHV 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 moreTube noise is an issue I have been pursuing vigorously with TfL and I think I have got to the bottom of what has caused the relatively recent problems affecting people who had no noise issues for many years before. It is a combination of factors. Firstly, TTL renewed the track, replacing the old wooden sleepers with concrete; and the […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden has written to Val Shawcross, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport to support the Destination East Finchley project, who are seeking to develop a permanent display at the local tube station to celebrate migration into the community. Children at Martin School in East Finchley interviewed local business owners and members […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly plenary Andrew Dismore AM successfully proposed a motion to support the RNLI’s efforts to reduce deaths by drowning in the Thames. (video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘It may come as a surprise to some, to learn that significantly more people drown in our river each year than are killed when cycling on our roads. ‘Some drownings […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly meeting examining the Mayor’s transport strategy, Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM challenged Mayor Sadiq Khan and London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown over the growing problems of tube noise on the Northern, Jubilee and Victoria lines serving his constituency. (video here) Mr Dismore told the Mayor: ‘I am pleased you have expanded Proposal […]
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