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Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on today’s draft decision by the Arbiter for the London Underground Public-Private Partnership (PPP) on the future maintenance of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, said:

A staggering gap of £400 million exists between the Mayor’s calculations and the true cost of further upgrading the Tube. With the Mayor and Transport for London having no contingency for funding this gap it is hard to see what options the Mayor has other than raising fares further or cutting back on the Tube upgrades.

The Mayor of London has rejected the proposal of a One Hour Bus Ticket despite recent unanimous support for the proposal from the London Assembly.

In response to a letter from Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson and Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, the Mayor has stated that he has “no plans to introduce such a scheme”.

Member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority Caroline Pidgeon AM visited Euston Fire Station in December to meet the Borough Commander and to discuss the challenges of fire safety work at an inner London Fire Station.

Caroline was joined by Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner for Holborn and St Pancras Jo Shaw.

”It was a very interesting visit to see the training that takes place and hear about the programmes for young people run by the Fire Brigade in Camden” commented Caroline.

Caroline was the guest speaker at Enfield Liberal Democrats' AGM in November.

Caroline talked about work on the London Assembly and discussed a number of key transport issues such as the 20% hike in bus fares, funding threats to the Freedom Pass and transport for the Olympics.

Caroline was the guest speaker at Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats’ AGM in November.

The rise in bus fares of 20%, threats to the Freedom Pass and concerns about City Airport noise and expansion were just some of the issues discussed.