Richard Tracey on Emirates Air line Cable Car, and River Transport

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Jun
29

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Merton and Wandsworth’s GLA member, Richard Tracey today took an inaugural ride on London’s first cable car across the Thames (Emirates Air line Cable Car) and used the river to travel there.
 
 

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Steve O'Connell Discusses Stephen Greenhalgh

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Jun
27

Steve O'Connell Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, and GLA Conservatives Spokesman for Policing and Crime discusses his thoughts on last weeks (21/06/2012) Policing and Crime Committee and the controversy surrounding Stephen Greenhalgh's (New Deputy Mayor Policing and Crime) comments during the meeting. AM O'Connell asks Londoners to focus more on the 2012 Policing priorities such as the coming Olympics, the anniversary of the 2011 Riots, and for Steve personally the safety of Croydon and Sutton.
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Richard Tracey: “Tube drivers’ strike proves urgent need for driverless trains”

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Jun
21

 
GLA Conservatives’ transport spokesman, Richard Tracey said this morning that news of five days of Tube strikes proves the need for driverless trains.
 
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June 2012 MQT Summary

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Jun
13

Today the GLA Conservative Assembly Members Questioned the Mayor on a range of questions from Suburban Rail to Heathrow Expansion. The Mayor agreed with our Members on a great deal of issues, but also this gave our Members a chance to expand London's and their own knowledge of these topics.

This is a MQT Summary in progress as it takes a couple of days for everything to be compiled so check back often or follow the Assembly_Tories on twitter for the latest updates.

Richard Tracey questions Mayor over Suburban Rail control

Richard Tracey AM, GLA Conservative Transport spokesman, today (13 June) pushed the Mayor to renew his efforts to lobby the Government regarding control of the overland rail network. Asking a question at the Mayor's Question Time, Richard asked Boris Johnson to instruct Transport for London to flesh out what a suburban rail network run by City Hall would look like.

Richard said:

"Many commuters who have no other option than to use the overland train routes face a less than satisfactory service. This was demonstrated over the Jubilee weekend when many train operators failed to put on extra services which caused chaos on the network. I fully support the desire of the Mayor to have a stake in the commuter rail lines, so he can make them work for Londoners. He now needs to ensure that Transport for London put forward a clear vision of what timetables will look like, and what improvements may be implemented if the Mayor had control. This would go some way to building support for a TfL run service"
 

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https://twitter.com/Assembly_Tories/status/212874257716346880

 
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June's Mayor's Question Time – Question List

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Jun
12

On 13^th June 2012, the London Assembly will hold it’s monthly Mayor’s Question Time. Assembly Members from all parties will pose question’s to Boris Johnson regarding matters that are important to Londoners.

Below are the oral questions tabled by the GLA Conservative Group.

Crime Reduction on Public Transport
Question No: 1534 / 2012
Steve O’Connell

Why is crime on London’s transport network at an 8 year low?

Steve will question the Mayor on his successful fight against crime on the Tube and bus network which has led to a significant drop in crime on these modes of transport.
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