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Financial assistance
Guarantees
Remuneration
Summary of TfL's progress towards the implementation of the Mayor's Transport Strategy
Membership of Boards/Panels/Committees/Chief Officers

Financial assistance

Section 159 of the GLA Act 1999 allows TfL to give financial assistance to any body or person in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by that body or person in doing anything which, in the opinion of TfL, is conducive to the provision of safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities of services to, from or within Greater London.

£m 2003/04 2004/05
Financial assistance to subsidiaries and joint venture    
Transport Trading Limited 6.5 30.5
London Underground Limited 143.5 807.0
London Bus Services Limited 503.0 549.9
Docklands Light Railway Limited 31.5 43.0
London River Services Limited 1.0 0.8
Cross London Rail Links Limited 15.6 30.9
  701.1 1,462.1
Other financial assistance    
Borough Spending Plan (Note 1) 175.9 154.8
Other Street Management schemes 7.0 -
Taxicard 4.6 4.3
Congestion Charging (Note 2) 17.2 (1.7)
Trafalgar Square 6.3 (0.5)
Southern Railway Ltd - 1.6
Thameslink - 0.6
First Great Western - 0.3
London Eastern Railway Ltd - 0.2
South Eastern Trains 0.1 0.5
Silverlink 0.1 -
WAGN 0.7 0.1
Strategic Rail Authority 0.9 0.2
South West Trains 2.0 3.0
Other (Note 3) 2.2 0.9
  217.0 164.3

Note 1: TfL makes financial assistance to London local authorities on an annual basis for programmes such as principal road maintenance and local road safety schemes. Full details of the funding provided in 2004/05 can be found at www.tfl.gov.uk/boroughs 2003/04 other financial assistance expenditures reflect the inclusion of additional cost due to introducing an accruals basis in 2003/04 from a cash basis in 2002/03. This substantially accounts for the apparent charge in BSP funding between 2003/04 and 2004/05.

Note 2: The Congestion Charging and Trafalgar Square 2004/05 figures reflect savings against accrued expenditures in 2003/04.

Note 3: Small sums of money have also been paid to other parties for miscellaneous transport purposes.

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Guarantees

Section 160 of the GLA Act 1999 sets out the conditions under which TfL may give guarantees, indemnities or similar arrangements.

TfL gave a guarantee in favour of HSBC Bank plc, under section 160(1) of the GLA Act 1999.

TfL has given guarantees in respect of some of its subsidiary company's contracts. The amount that could be payable by TfL under the guarantees (as described below) varies depending on a number of factors, including, inter alia, responsibility for termination of the underlying contract, when termination occurs during the life of the contract, breakage cost and other contractual costs which are not known before the event. For information only, the approximate maximum amounts of debt that were envisaged to be drawn by the counterparty at the signing of the agreements are disclosed. For the avoidance of doubt, these amounts may not represent the amounts that could be payable by TfL under the guarantees but are shown here to give an indication of the relative size of each contract.

Approximate maximum amount of debt envisaged to be drawn under the relevant debt facilities as part of the:
Agreement with Tube Lines £1,803 million
Agreement with Metronet BCV £1,325 million
Agreement with Metronet SSL £1,325 million
   
Agreement with CityLink £502 million
Agreement with PADCo and Seeboard Powerlink Ltd £168 million
Agreement with TranSys £197 million
Agreement with CARE £164 million

While the guarantees in relation to the PPP Contracts noted above are the significant guarantees issued on behalf of LUL, it should also be noted that TfL guarantees LUL termination obligations under a further two contracts relating to the Northern Line Train Service Contracts and the Jubilee Line Agreement. Unlike the agreements listed above, the contracts are not based on a initial amount of debt and so cannot be quantified in a similar manner. No arrangements were entered into with another person under which that person gives a guarantee which TfL has power to give under section 160 (4) and no indemnities associated with the guarantees were given by virtue of section 160 (5) of the GLA Act 1999.

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Remuneration

Introduction

This report outlines TfL's policy regarding the remuneration of its Board members, the Commissioner for Transport and Chief Officers, who are responsible for directing the affairs of the organisation.

Policy for Board Members

Board Members are appointed by the Mayor and are independent of the organisation's management. Board Members are not required to devote the whole of their time to TfL's affairs. Remuneration for each Board Member (with the exception of the Deputy Chair) is based on a published formula. It directly relates to, in addition to Board activities, the number of Panels and Committees on which each Member serves. Remuneration also takes into account those Members who serve as Chair of the Panels and Committees up to a capped maximum.

Remuneration levels are set for each Mayoral term but are reviewed periodically in line with comparable markets to reflect the responsibilities and accountabilities of the role. With effect from 1 August 2004, the basic fee was £18,000 per annum. Board Members who act as Chair or a member of a Committee or Panel receive additional fees of £4,000 per annum (as a Chair) and £2,000 per annum (as a member) for each appointment. The maximum payment in aggregate is £24,000 per annum, except for the position of Deputy Chair of the Board, where the annual fee is £60,000 per annum in total. The Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Board Members are published on the TfL website (www.tfl.gov.uk).

Policy for Chief Officers

The Remuneration Committee is chaired by the Chair of TfL, the Mayor of London. Two Board Members constitute the remaining Committee Members.

The term of reference of the Remuneration Committee is to review the remuneration of the Commissioner and Chief Officers on behalf of the Board.

Chief Officers are employed by TfL or its subsidiary companies and are required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the organisation's affairs.

The policy of TfL is to recruit and retain the highest calibre Chief Officers and to provide remuneration packages that reflect their responsibilities, experience and performance. The Remuneration Committee has established a reward structure commensurate with this policy and comparable talent markets.

The constituent parts of Commissioner and Chief Officer remuneration are:

a) Basic salary

TfL's reward strategy aims to pay competitive market salaries whilst recognising individual progress and development through the annual performance reviews.

Annual increases in base pay are contained within an inflation based budget. However, in setting individual salary levels the Remuneration Committee takes into account the median position of relevant markets, the remuneration for other Chief Officers, the individual contribution to the role and any pay parity issues across the organisation.

b) Performance related bonus

The Commissioner and Chief Officers are entitled to an annual performance bonus, assessed against a range of business measures.

The Commissioner's bonus maximum is £285,000 in any year. The Chief Officer bonus maximum is currently at least 30 per cent of base salary.

Payments under the scheme, as approved by the Remuneration Committee, are not pensionable. A review is currently under way regarding the detailed structure of the bonus scheme.

c) Pension arrangements

Chief Officers are eligible to join the defined benefit Transport for London Pension Fund. The provisions for Chief Officers are designed to give a pension of up to two thirds of final pensionable pay, part of which can be exchanged for a tax free retirement lump sum (under current legislation).

There is a death in service benefit of four times pensionable pay. Employee contribution is 5 per cent of pensionable pay.

Further benefits are provided through the TfL Supplementary Pension Scheme. Only base salary is pensionable

d) Other benefits

A private medical insurance scheme is provided.

As with all TfL employees, the Commissioner and Chief Officers are provided with a free travel pass for themselves and a nominee valid on TfL transport modes. For a one-year period from 1 April 2004, Chief Officers who joined after 1 April 1996 were eligible to receive reimbursement of 75 per cent of the cost of an annual season ticket on National Rail. Chief Officers employed by predecessor organisations prior to April 1996 receive National Rail discounts in line with the policy of the predecessor organisation.

The Commissioner for Transport's remuneration for 2004/05 was made up as follows:

  2003/04 2004/05
Salary 312,500 312,027
Bonus 275,00 275,00
Other benefits 113,425 111,644
  700,925 698,671

Bonus is reported in the year in which it is paid. That reported for 2004/05 represents bonus in respect of the Commissioner's performance in the 2003 calendar year.

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Summary of TfL's progress towards the implementation of the Mayor's Transport Strategy

TfL is required to report its progress in implementing the Mayor's Transport Strategy (MTS). This information is found throughout the main body of the report. The following summary identifies the contribution TfL and its subsidiaries have made towards specific MTS priorities over the last year.

There are a number of developments that will need to be reflected in any future revisions of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and London Plan. The forecast growth in jobs and population, and continuing growth of the Thames Gateway will place increasing demands on London's transport system. There are also developments in Government policy, particularly on road pricing, that TfL is well placed to contribute to and benefit from. Looking further into the future, work is already underway to help understand some of the long-term pressures beyond 2016 being placed on the transport system by continued population and employment growth.

TfL will continue to work closely with the Greater London Authority (GLA), sharing analysis and helping to develop policy solutions. Many of the policy issues that will need to be considered, such as land use planning, are cross-cutting and extend beyond transport. Within transport, policies for optimising use of the road network and a long-term vision for integrating rail services with the rest of London's transport network are already being developed. On current projects, TfL is also working closely with other parts of the GLA group to ensure wider benefits from transport schemes, such as the regeneration benefits from the East London Line extension, are maximised.

Priority A: Reducing traffic congestion

During 2004/05 there has been a continuation of the benefits provided by Congestion Charging in central London, with traffic levels down by 15 per cent and congestion stabilised at 30 per cent below pre-charging levels in the area. Work has continued throughout the year on the development of a western extension to the scheme, and a preferred scheme has been identified. Public consultation concluded on 15 July 2005.

Taking congestion in inner and outer London, and following on from TfL's Pinch Point Programme established in 2003, 12 of the worst areas of congestion on the road network have been reviewed, and a working group set up to address and resolve issues.

There have also been several improvements to systems to increase control of real time traffic and incident management. These include signal timing reviews at 1,000 sites across London, development of the COMET traffic control system to form the basis for incident and congestion detection on major roads.

In July 2004 the Traffic Management Act received Royal Assent, placing a new duty on all local traffic authorities (including TfL) to keep all forms of traffic moving on their network. To support its new duty TfL has been developing the LondonWorks information system to improve the management of road and street works.

Priority B: Overcoming the backlog of investment on the Underground so as to safely increase capacity, reduce overcrowding and increase both reliability and frequency of service

This has been the key objective for LU over the last year, with a sharp increase in the amount of essential engineering work being undertaken throughout the year on the Underground network. Specific developments include:

LU entered into PFI contracts prior to the instigation of the PPP to address four specific aspects of LU operations. Key milestones over the last year include:

Power supply: Completion of the Northern line power upgrade, replacement of the power network control system in addition to ongoing development of works to support line upgrades.

Communications network: Progress on the Connect project to deliver a new communications network for the Underground remains behind schedule, but work continues to push towards delivery of the East London Line radio system by March 2006 and the new Northern line radio system by June 2007.

As a result of TfL's 5-Year Investment Programme, progress is being made towards increasing capacity to reduce overcrowding. Plans have been developed for Victoria and Tottenham Court Road stations to provide congestion relief in these areas. Agreement has been reached for a seventh car on the Jubilee line, providing a 16 per cent increase in capacity to be introduced over the coming year, alongside a new station for the Wembley Stadium redevelopment.

Priority C: Making radical improvements to bus services across London, including increasing the bus system's capacity, improving reliability and increasing the frequency of services

There has been a continued increase in service frequencies, bus kilometres operated and passenger journeys over the last year, resulting in the longest period of sustained passenger growth since records began in 1933.

Service reliability has increased following a rise in the number of services operated under quality incentive contracts combined with improved route control, bus priority and enforcement and the effects of Congestion Charging.

Significant improvements to key bus stations and interchange points have been completed, including: Walthamstow Central bus station rebuilding; Waterloo bus interchange, a makeover of Putney Bridge bus station, and the official opening of Vauxhall Cross bus station. The TfL-owned Walworth garage also became fully operational during 2004/05.

Priority D: Better integration of the National Rail system with London's other transport systems to facilitate commuting, reduce overcrowding, increase safety and move towards a London-wide high frequency 'turn up and go' Metro service

TfL has been working with the Mayor to seek greater influence over national rail operations to help deliver greater efficiency within the national rail network, and enable better integration with bus and Underground services.

TfL continued to work in partnership with National Rail to reduce overcrowding by supporting improved levels of service on the North London Line, North Kent Line and Barking to Gospel Oak services, as well as late night New Year's Eve services on 12 routes.

Priority E: Increasing overall capacity of London's transport system by promoting major new cross-London rail links, including access to international transport facilities, improved orbital rail links in inner London and new Thames river crossing in East London

TfL has been working to assist the delivery of several key projects in line with this priority. Progress on specific projects is as follows:

East London Line - TfL has taken over responsibility for the extension project. Work has started on the project and significant procurement activity for further works is underway. The extended East London Line is expected to open for service in 2010.

Crossrail - A Hybrid Bill to seek powers for the project was deposited in Parliament and received its Second Reading in July 2005. Further development activity and discussions on funding are ongoing.

Thames Gateway Bridge - TfL announced that it would be progressing with the scheme to link Thamesmead and Beckton to cut cross-river journey times and play a key part in regenerating the area. A public enquiry into the bridge is ongoing.

Tramlink extensions - Funds have been allocated in the 5-Year Investment Programme to develop the potential Beckenham Junction to Crystal Palace Tramlink extension to the next stage in its development.

DLR and extensions - The City Airport extension of the DLR is expected to open in December 2005. Work has started on extending this line further to Woolwich. A planning application has been submitted for the DLR extension to Stratford Regional and International Stations.This extension will convert the North London Line into a DLR service south of Stratford. During the past year an order for purchase of 24 rail cars has also been placed.

Tram and light transit schemes - Work has progressed on the West London Tram (where TfL expects to seek powers in 2006), Cross-River Tram, East London Transit and Greenwich Waterfront Transit.

Priority F: Improving journey time reliability for car users, which will particularly benefit outer London where car use dominates, whilst reducing car dependency by increasing travel choice

TfL's on-going attention to congestion relief initiatives, discussed in Priority A, aims to improve journey time reliability for both car and other road users in the capital. The continued modal shift from car to public transport reached 4 per cent over the last five years. Whilst the total number of trips in London has increased by 8 per cent over the last five years, car vehicle kilometres have remained stable. This recent growth in bus use and a decline in the proportion of travel by car in London, is in marked contrast to the historic trend of increasing car use and decreasing bus use, which is still very evident in the UK outside London.

TfL allocated a record £157 million of funding in 2004/05 to the Borough Spending Plan (BSP) programme for a range of schemes designed to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of London's streets and public spaces.

TfL continued to work closely with boroughs, schools and businesses on raising travel awareness in order to encourage modal shift.

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Priority G: Supporting local initiatives including improved access to town centres, regeneration, walking and cycling, Safer Routes to Schools, road safety improvements, better maintenance of roads/bridges and improved co-ordination of street works

Many initiatives supporting this priority have been funded via the BSP programme, discussed under Priority F. These include:

Progress on other local initiatives includes:

Priority H: Making the distribution of goods and services in London more reliable, sustainable and efficient whilst minimising negative environmental impacts

Work to develop a London Freight and Servicing Plan started in 2004/05, with several pilot initiatives and agreement to a five-year programme of works for improving freight efficiency. TfL's plans for the Silverlink Metro make substantial infrastructure provision to ensure that freight capacity is maintained when passenger services are enhanced. In parallel with this, TfL and the LDA have commissioned advice on strategic issues facing the development of rail freight terminals in the Thames Gateway in order to help foster a shift of freight from road to more sustainable modes.

Looking towards environmental emissions, there have been decreases in NO2 emissions in the Congestion Charging area, and reductions in CO2 emissions throughout London through a variety of initiatives including the purchase of 'green electricity' for the Underground at levels of 20 per cent of total consumption. A taxi emissions strategy with the aim of reducing harmful emissions from all London taxi engines was announced by the Mayor in December 2004. Euro II engines have now been fitted in 97 per cent of buses, and particulate traps on 93 per cent of buses.

Additional environmental improvements have resulted from noise reduction strategies and increases in waste recycling.

Priority I: Improving the accessibility of London's transport system so that everyone, regardless of disability can enjoy other benefits of living in, working in and visiting the capital, thus improving social inclusion

TfL remains committed to making London's transport network accessible to all its customers, and 2004/05 has seen further improvements to the network.

The development of London's bus network continues to particularly benefit social inclusion in London. The East London Line and East London Transit projects, and subject to the outcome of statutory processes, the Thames Gateway Bridge, (see Priority E) together with works planned for the London 2012 Olympics, will play a key role in helping to regenerate some of London's poorest areas.

Priority J: Bringing forward new integration initiatives to: provide integrated, simple and affordable public transport fares; improve key interchanges; enhance safety and security across all means of travel; ensure that taxis and private hire vehicles are improved and fully incorporated into London's transport system; and provide much better information and waiting environments

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Safety and security

Information provision / waiting environments

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Membership of Boards/Panels/Committees/Chief Officers

TfL Board

Ken Livingstone (Chair)
Dave Wetzel (Vice Chair)
Professor David Begg
Honor Chapman (from 01.08.04)
Bob Crow (until 31.07.04)
Professor Stephen Glaister
Kirsten Hearn
Meg Hillier (from 01.08.04)
Sir Mike Hodgkinson
Sir Gulam Noon
Oli Jackson (until 31.07.04)
Susan Kramer
Paul Moore
Patrick O'Keefe (from 01.08.04)
John Ormerod (from 24.09.04)
Murziline Parchment (until 31.07.04)
David Quarmby (until 31.07.04)
Tony West

Special advisors to the Board:

Bryan Heiser
Lynn Sloman
Murziline Parchment (from 01.08.04)
Lord Toby Harris (from 13.10.04)

Committees of the Board

Remuneration Committee

Ken Livingstone (Chair)
Sir Mike Hodgkinson
Sir Gulam Noon (from 01.12.04)

Safety, Health & Environment Committee (SHEC)

David Quarmby (Chair) (until 31.07.04)
Dave Wetzel (Chair) (from 24.09.04)
Kirsten Hearn
Dave Wetzel (member) (until 23.09.04)
Murziline Parchment (until 31.07.04)
Paul Moore (from 24.09.04)
Tony West

Special advisor:

Lord Toby Harris (from 01.12.04)

External advisors:

Professor Richard Booth
Professor Stuart Nattrass

Finance Committee

Sir Mike Hodgkinson (Chair)
Honor Chapman (from 24.09.04)
Stephen Glaister
Kirsten Hearn (until 19.11.04)
Susan Kramer
John Ormerod (from 24.09.04)
Dave Wetzel (until 23.09.04)

Audit Committee

Sir Mike Hodgkinson (Chair) (until 23.09.04)
John Ormerod (Chair) from 24.09.04)
Sir Mike Hodgkinson (Member) (from 24.09.04)
Oli Jackson (until 31.07.04)
Patrick O'Keefe (from 24.09.04)
Murziline Parchment (until 31.07.04)
David Quarmby (until 31.07.04)
Dave Wetzel (from 24.09.04)

Special advisors:

Bryan Heiser (from 24.09.04)
Murziline Parchment (from 24.09.04)

Advisory Panels

Rail advisory transport panel

Bob Kiley (Chair)
Susan Kramer (Vice chair)
Professor David Begg
Ian Brown
Bob Crow (until 31.07.04)
Kirsten Hearn
Paul Moore
Patrick O'Keefe (from 24.09.04)
David Quarmby (until 31.07.04)
Jay Walder
Tony West

Special advisor normally in attendance:

Bryan Heiser

Surface advisory panel

Bob Kiley (Chair)
Paul Moore (Vice Chair)
Professor David Begg
Bob Crow (until 31.07.04)
Professor Stephen Glaister
Kirsten Hearn
Meg Hillier (from 24.09.04)
Oli Jackson (until 31.07.04)
Peter Hendy
Patrick O'Keefe (from 24.09.04)
David Quarmby (until 31.07.04)
Jay Walder
Tony West
Dave Wetzel

Special advisors normally in attendance:

Bryan Heiser (from 24.09.04)
Lynn Sloman (from 24.09.04)
Lord Toby Harris (from 01.12.04)

Underground advisory panel

Bob Kiley (Chair)
Professor Stephen Glaister
(Vice chair)
Honor Chapman (from 24.09.04)
Bob Crow (until 31.07.04)
Kirsten Hearn
Susan Kramer
Tim O'Toole
Murziline Parchment (until 31.07.04)
David Quarmby (until 31.07.04)
Jay Walder
Tony West
Dave Wetzel (until 23.09.04)

Special advisor normally in attendance:

Bryan Heiser
Toby Harris (from 13.10.04)

Commissioner and Chief Officers

Bob Kiley, Commissioner
Fiona Smith, General Counsel
Locksley Ryan, Managing Director,
Group Communications (until 6.07.04)
Ben Plowden, Managing Director,
Group Communications (from 1.02.05)
Maggie Bellis, Managing Director, Group Services
Jay Walder, Managing Director, Finance and Planning
Peter Hendy, Managing Director, Surface Transport
Tim O'Toole, Managing Director, London Underground
Ian Brown, Managing Director, London Rail

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