Retrofit Crossrail Toilets

Caroline Russell AM proposed, and Krupesh Hirani AM seconded the following motion:

“This Assembly notes that Crossrail has opened with 38 of the 41 Elizabeth line stations having some toilet facilities.

It is with regret that this Assembly heard from the Commissioner for Transport for London (TfL) who, when asked about retrofitting public toilets at Crossrail stations without them, at the 6 June 2022 London Assembly Plenary meeting, responded: “We do not have plans to retrofit and we certainly don’t have funding to do that.”

This Assembly also notes that neither the upgrade to Bank Station nor the Barking Riverside extension, both planned and agreed under the previous Mayor, included any public toilets.

This Assembly has previously shown our support in calling for more toilets for Londoners and the millions of visitors who come to our city every year. London should be open for everyone, and the provision of toilets should include completely accessible and Changing Places toilets.

The Assembly also notes that through his Good Growth programme, the Mayor has funded the installation of over 100 public toilets across London so far, many of which are accessible.

We call on the Mayor and the Commissioner for TfL to commit to providing public toilets at all new stations and to prioritise retrofitting toilets along with other measures that make public transport accessible when developing plans for upgrading and investing in London’s transport infrastructure. This Assembly also calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to provide London with a fair and sustainable longer-term funding deal, to enable this work to be carried out, along with other existing priorities.

The Assembly also urges the Government to increase the funding pot of the next round of the Changing Places toilets scheme to ensure more local authorities can benefit from it.“

Following debate and upon being put to the vote, the motion in the name of Caroline Russell AM was agreed unanimously.