Crossrail Action Group
Opposing the Crossrail Plan for Romford & Chadwell Heath
MINUTES
Meeting: Transport Committee
Date: 22nd July 2004
Time: 10.00 am
Place: Committee Room 5, City Hall, The Queens Walk, SE1 2AA
Copies of the minutes and appendices may be found at: http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/transport/index.jsp
Present:
Lynne Featherstone (Chair) Peter Hulme Cross
Roger Evans (Deputy Chair) Darren Johnson
John Biggs Murad Qureshi
Elizabeth Howlett Graham Tope
Apologies for Absence and Chair’s Announcements
1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Angie Bray.
Declarations of Interests (Item 2)
2.1 Resolved:
(i) To note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough
Councils, as set out in Report 2.
3. Terms of Reference
3.1 Resolved:
(i) To note the terms of reference as set out in the agenda which had been
agreed by the Assembly at its meeting on 18th June 2004.
4. Minutes (Item 3)
4.1 Resolved:
(i) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 22nd as an accurate record of
proceedings for signature by the Chair.
5 Cross Rail (Item 5)
5.1 The Committee received a report by the Director of Secretariat. Norman
Haste, Chief Executive Cross London Rail Links (CLRL), Bernard Gambrill, Head of
Public Affairs (CLRL) and Jonathon Fox, Crossrail Contract Manager (TfL)
attended the meeting. A transcript of the discussion is attached as appendix A.
5.2 Resolved
(i) To note the report.
6 London Transport Users Committee (LTUC) Monitoring (Item 6)
6.1 The Committee received a report by the Director of Secretariat. Suzanne May,
Chair, and Rufus Barnes, Director of LTUC, attended the meeting and answered
Members questions about the monitoring report and also gave a brief outline of
the draft Business Plan for 2005-6. A transcript of the discussion is attached
as Appendix B.
6.2 During the discussion the Committee considered the financial implications of
the “Passenger Voices” project and it was agreed that the possibility of making
a joint bid with the Mayor to the Department for Transport for extra funds would
be investigated.
6.3 It was noted that Suzanne May would be retiring from LTUC with effect from
17th September 2004. The Chair thanked Suzanne of behalf of the Committee for
her service and dedicated work to LTUC.
6.4 Resolved
to note the presentation on the latest quarterly monitoring report and on the
draft Business Plan 2005/6;
to note the progress made in responding to the Transport Committee’s resolutions
made at its meeting on 22nd April 2004;
to note the reduction in the number of LTUC members from 24 to 21 in 2005 and 18
in 2007; and
to approve the release of the next instalment of funding for LTUC for the period
October to December 2004.
7. Initial Responses to the Scrutiny Report “London’s got the Hump”
7.1 The Committee received a report by the Director of Secretariat which
summarised the initial response to the report “London’s got the hump – a
scrutiny on the impact of speed humps on Londoners’ lives. The Committee noted
that the London Cycling Campaign had also sent in representations about speed
humps.
7.2 Resolved:
(i) to note the report.
8 Initial Responses to the scrutiny report “Tram, Trolley or Guided Bus: What
are the best choices for London?” Seminar Report (Item 8)
8.1 The Committee received a report by the Director of Secretariat.
8.2 Resolved
(i) to note the content of the report which summarised the initial responses to
the “Tram, Trolley or Guided Bus: What are the best choices for London?” Seminar
Report
9 Transport Committee Work Programme (Item 9)
9.1 The Committee received a report by the Director of Secretariat.
9.2 Resolved
(i) to note the contents of the report as a basis for agreeing a draft work
programme for 2004/5
10 Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent (Item 14)
10.1 There was none.
11. Close of Meeting
11.1 The meeting ended at 12.20 pm.
Chair Date
Contact Officer: Katy Shaw
Committee Services
GLA Secretariat, City Hall
The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA
Telephone: 020 7983 4416
Email: katy.shaw@london.gov.uk
Actions Arising From the Meeting
Item Subject Time Action by
6 London Transport Users Committee (LTUC) Monitoring
The possibility of making a joint bid with the Mayor to the Department for
Transport for extra funds for the “Passengers Voices” project would be
investigated. SSM
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