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Ms Ruthlyn Black

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FoI/10_034

18th January 2010

Mrs Gabay

020 8825 8282

Dear Ms Black

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by email on the 15th of January 2010. I have sent the following request to the service area:

In accordance with provisions set out in the above Act, please provide responses to the following questions:

Preamble:

It has become apparent that many organisations and members of the public in LB Ealing were not aware of the recent consultation into the Draft Mayor of London Transport Strategy.

Please explain the steps that Ealing Council took with TfL to make the public aware of consultation into the Draft Mayor of London Transport Strategy.

  1. What publicity was undertaken across LB Ealing by TfL and by LB Ealing?

  1. What was published that explained the Draft Strategy and the consultation process and how were these made available?

  1. What steps were taken to try to ensure a balanced cross-section of the public was made aware of the process?

  1. Where were leaflets distributed, and how was this decided? What analysis suggested this would lead to a fair and balanced distribution across the community?

  1. What steps were taken to ensure that hard-to-reach sections of the community, such as those who travel exclusively by private car, were made aware of the consultation process and encouraged to participate in it?

  1. What consultation discussions took place between LB Ealing and TfL over how this process would operate?

  1. To what extent was the council consulted over the detail of the consultation, and what views did it express?

  1. Is the council happy with the consultation process?

  1. Was the council happy that the online questionnaire was so flagrantly biased?

  1. Was the council happy that were responders allowed to pick as many as they chose from an un-costed wish-list?

  1. What steps were taken to inform and involve organisations likely to have an interest?

  1. What programme of meetings was organised?

  1. Did Ealing Council ask TfL to attend meetings of the council's Neighbourhood Partnerships, and how many did receive reports on the consultation from TfL?

  1. How many meetings took place within LB Ealing between TfL and the council as part of the consultation process?

  1. What about with local groups in LB Ealing?

  1. What pre-consultation took place with interested parties to ensure that the process was fair and balanced?

  1. Does the council support a MTS consultation on the Draft Mayor of London Transport Strategy that offers so little for the driver - private motorist or professional driver of taxi, minicab, van, lorry or bus?

  1. How important are private drivers in the overall use of transport in Ealing?

  1. Has the council expressed concerns over this unfair and unbalanced aspect of the consultation process?

  1. Does the council support a MTS in which the promotion of cycling within the draft MTS does not also include warnings on the dangers of this mode?

  1. Does the council support the proposition that a mass switch to cycling would be beneficial justified, and on what evidence?

  1. Does the council support a MTS consultation in which costings of various suggestions were not put forward, so that the public could see how much tax each would entail?

  1. Does the council support a MTS consultation in which there was no question on the level of subsidy that each mode should receive?

  1. Does the council support a MTS consultation in which no question is asked as to whether the users of a mode should bear all, most that mode?

  1. What representations has or will the council make regarding the consultation process into the Draft MTS as a result of this enquiry or otherwise?

If I have not understood your request correctly please let me know as soon as possible.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines a number of exemptions that will prevent the release of information. We will assess the information you have requested to determine if any of the exemption categories apply. If an exemption applies some or all of the information you have requested may not be released.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken to release the information to you.

There may be a fee payable for this information. If this is the case you will be informed prior to any work commencing on your behalf. The 20 working day time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Gabay

Information & Data Compliance Officer

Ealing Council

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Perceval House 3:SE

14-16 Uxbridge Road

London W5 2HL

Tel: 020 8825 5000

Email: [Ealing Borough Council request email]

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