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Priority Order List Mayor's Question Time Wednesday 18 December 2013 Agenda Item 5 PriorityOrderList Mayor'sQuestionTime Wednesday18December2013 ReportNo:5 Subject: QuestionstotheMayor Reportof: ExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat QuestionsnotaskedduringMayor’sQuestionTimewillbegivenawritten responsebyMonday23December2013. "Fitforthefuture"programme QuestionNo:2013/4865 ValerieShawcross Isthe"fitforthefuture"programmeofstaffingcutstostationsaffectedbythisyear'sfare decision? Olympic TransportLegacy QuestionNo:2013/4711 RichardTracey WhatprogresshasbeenmadeinmakingtheJavelintrainservice,whichwassosuccessful duringtheOlympics,availabletoLondonersusingtravelcardsandOystercards,as recommendedbytherecentHouseofLordsSelectCommitteereport? Tackling excesswinterdeathsandfuelpoverty QuestionNo:2013/4637 JennyJones WhatimpactwilltheGovernment'sdecisiontoscalebacktheEnergyCompanyObligation haveonyourplanstotackleLondon'senergyinefficientandhardtotreathomes? Making CyclingSaferinLondon QuestionNo:2013/5263 CarolinePidgeon WhatactionareyounowtakingtomakecyclingsaferinLondon? Page 1 Juniorneighbourhoodwardens' scheme QuestionNo:2013/4709 RogerEvans SouthamptonCouncilhasajuniorneighbourhoodwardensscheme,wherebyyoungpeople agedseventotwelvehelplookafterthehousingestatesonwhichtheylive.Wouldyou considerpilotingasimilarschemetoencourageyoungpeopletoshareintheresponsibility fortheirneighbourhoods,throughactivitiessuchaslitter-picking,gardeningandpainting? Risingfuelbills QuestionNo:2013/4866 MuradQureshi WhatwouldLondonersbenefitfrommost,cutstogreenleviesthatfundthewaronfuel povertyora20-monthenergypricefreeze? Mayor 'sMargaretThatcherlecturefortheCentreforPolicyStudies QuestionNo:2013/4867 AndrewDismore Givenyourresponsibilitiesinrespectofcommunitycohesionandeconomicdevelopment, whydoyoufavourasocietycharacterisedbyanabsenceoffairness;doesitdemonstratea highlevelofbrainfunctiontoclaimthat"inequalityisessentialforthespiritofenvy…that is,likegreed,avaluablespurtoeconomicactivity"? Tackling FGM QuestionNo:2013/4728 VictoriaBorwick WhatprogressisbeingmadetotackleFGMinLondon? Hackney WickConservationarea QuestionNo:2013/4698 AndrewBoff WillyouconsiderextendingtheconservationareainHackneyWickasawayofprotecting, nurturinganddevelopingtheexistingcharacterofthearea,ashasbeendoneatCreekside inDeptford? London MinimumWage QuestionNo:2013/4868 FionaTwycross WithregardstoyourresponsibilityforeconomicdevelopmentinLondon,doyoubelievethe NationalMinimumWageissufficientlyenforcedinthecapital? Page 2 LondonPensionsFundAuthority QuestionNo:2013/4869 LenDuvall AreyouconfidentthattheLPFAfundwillbeabletogrowascurrentlyenvisaged? Turnham GreenPiccadillyLine QuestionNo:2013/4686 TonyArbour Inthelightofmyrecentreport"AllAboardatTurnhamGreen",willtheMayorcommenton theprospectofTurnhamGreenbecomingastandardstoponthePiccadillyline? Draft LondonHousingStrat egy QuestionNo:2013/4870 TomCopley DoesthedraftLondonHousingStrategydoenoughtotackleLondon'shousingcrisis? Crime Statistics QuestionNo:2013/4871 JoanneMcCartney WhatstepsareyoutakingtoensuretherigourofcrimestatisticscollectedbytheMPS? Right tomanage QuestionNo:2013/4717 SteveO'Connell IwasdelightedtoseethatyourHousingStrategyincludesacommitmenttolobbythe Governmenttoimprovetherightsofleaseholderstotakecontrolofthebuildingswhere theylive,asrecommendedinmyreport'HighlyCharged'.Howwillyoubetakingthis forward? Croydon Regeneration QuestionNo:2013/4720 SteveO'Connell WhatinyourviewwillbethemainbenefitstoCroydonandthewiderLondoneconomyof the£1billionregenerationschemefromCroydonPartnershipthatyourecentlyapproved? Hampstead policecontactpoint QuestionNo:2013/4872 AndrewDismore HowmuchwoulditcosttoretainapolicecontactpointattheOldHampsteadTownHall? Page 3 London 'srecycling ratesflatline QuestionNo:2013/4638 JennyJones London'shouseholdrecyclingratesonlyrosefrom32percentin2009/10to34percentin 2011/12,withtheslowestannualrisesinalmostadecade.Lastyeartheyflatlined,staying at34percent,andacrosstheWesternRiversideWasteAuthorityrecyclingratesfell significantly.Howdoyouexpecttoreachyourrecyclingtargetofexceeding45percentin thenextthreeyears? [Note:Thefollowingarepriorityquestions,butnotinproportionalorder.] Low carbonprize QuestionNo:2013/4732 JamesCleverly HowhasyourLowCarbonEntrepreneurcompetitionhelpeddriveinnovationandcutcosts inthegreeneconomyinpreviousyears,andwhatareyouraimsandambitionsforthisyear's competition? Ticket OfficeClosures QuestionNo:2013/4713 RichardTracey Isitpossibletoholddownfareswithouttakingdifficultdecisionssuchasclosingticket offices? Air qualitynearschools QuestionNo:2013/5304 StephenKnight HowwillyoureducetheriskofairpollutiontoLondon'schildren? Page 4 QuestionsforWrittenAnswer Part -time jobs(1) QuestionNo:2013/4588 StephenKnight Youhaveamanifestocommitmenttocreate20,000part-timejobs,including7,500across theGLAGroup,by2015.Inyouranswertomyquestion2013/3936onhowmanyparttime jobsyouhavecreatedsofar,youtoldmehowmanyjobswerecreatedin2012/13and informedmethat23%oftotalemploymentinLondonismadeupofpart-timeworkers. Thatdidnotanswermyquestion.DoyounotknowhowmanyofthejobscreatedbyGLA Groupprojectsarepart-time?Ifnot,howwillLondonersknowwhetherornottheirMayor hasfulfilledhismanifestocommitment? Part -time jobs(2) QuestionNo:2013/4589 StephenKnight AccordingtotheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-progressreport' from6August2013,ofthe200,000jobsyoupledgedtocreate,20,000willbeparttime. HowevertheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-methodology'paper from19July2012statesthat"alljobs(regardlessofwhethertheyarefullorparttime)"will countagainstyourmanifestocommitmenttocreate200,000jobs.Therefore,howmanyof theremaining180,000jobswillalsobeparttime? Part -time jobs(3) QuestionNo:2013/4590 StephenKnight Yourmanifestopledgetocreate20,000parttimejobswasintendedtohelpgetparents backintowork.Howcanyoumakesurethesejobsareinarangeofsectorsandrequirea rangeofskills,toreflectthediversityofqualificationsandexperiencesparentswillhavehad beforetemporarilycomingoutoftheworkforce? Apprenticeship target QuestionNo:2013/4591 StephenKnight Yourmanifestopledgedtocreateafurther250,000apprenticeshipsifre-elected.Your answertomyquestion2013/3942said131,310apprenticeshipswerecreatedbetween 2010/11andJuly2013.Howmanyhaveyoucreatedsinceyourre-election? Page 5 Apprenticeship definition QuestionNo:2013/4592 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-methodology'paperfrom19 July2012statesthat"thenumberofapprenticeswillbecountedagainsttheMayor's manifestocommitmentwhereitcanbeshownthattheapprenticeshippositionconstitutesa newjob."Howcanitbeshownthatanapprenticeshippositionconstitutesanewjob?What isthecriteria? Debt adviceandcreditunions QuestionNo:2013/4593 StephenKnight Inyouranswertomyquestion2013/3943yousaidyou"willcontinuetopromotefreedebt adviceservicesandsourcesofaffordablefinancesuchascreditunions."Canyoutellme howyouhavepromotedfreedebtadviceservicesandcreditunions,andonwhich occasions? Overseas investment QuestionNo:2013/4594 StephenKnight Howareyoumakingsureyourefforts,suchasyourrecenttriptoChina,encourageoverseas investmentinthecapital'sinfrastructureandbusinesses,whichgeneratesjobsfor Londoners,asopposedtoinvestmentinLondon'spropertymarketwhichisonlyofbenefit totheinvestorthemselves? Direct, indirectandinducedjobs QuestionNo:2013/4595 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-methodology'paperfrom19 July2012statesthatindirectandinducedjobswillbecountedagainsttheMayor'sjobs creationmanifestocommitment.AccordingtotheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's 'measuringjobs-progressreport'from6August2013,251,193jobswillhavebeencreated andsupportedbytheendofyourMayoraltermthankstoGLAgroupprojectsand programmes.Whatproportionofthesejobshavebeendirectly-created,indirectly-created andinduced? Jobs 'createdandsupported QuestionNo:2013/4596 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-progressreport'from6August 2013statesthat251,193jobswillhavebeencreatedandsupportedbytheendofyour MayoraltermthankstoGLAgroupprojectsandprogrammes.Whatdoes'supported'mean inthiscontext? Page 6 GLA Groupjobdefinitionmethodology QuestionNo:2013/4597 StephenKnight Inyouranswertoquestion776/2012yousaidthat"atpresentthereisnoconsistent methodologyappliedacrosstheGLAGroup…forjobdefinitions."Thiswasrepeatedinthe InvestmentandPerformanceBoard's'measuringjobs-progressreport'from6August2013. Whenwillthisberectified? Jobs inhousing QuestionNo:2013/4598 StephenKnight Iunderstandyourofficeusesthegovernment'sestimatethatforeveryhomebuilt,twojobs arecreated.Howevergiventhatonly8,114homeswerecompletedinLondonduringthe 2012/13financialyearasaresultofyourprogramme(whichwouldsuggest16,228jobs) canyouaccountforthe21,332jobsinhousingcreatedin2012/13thankstoGLAgroup projectsandprogrammes,accordingtotabletwoofInvestmentandPerformanceBoard's 'measuringjobs-progressreport'from6August2013? 2012 EmploymentLegacy QuestionNo:2013/4599 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard'slatestperformancereportforthe2012 EmploymentLegacyprojectisverypoor,duetoitsemploymentoutcomesbeingbelow target.Canyoucomprehensivelyexplainwhythisisthecaseandhowyouplantoimprove onthis? Construction EmployerAccord QuestionNo:2013/4600 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard'slatestperformancereportfortheConstruction EmployerAccordprojectispoor,duetoitunderperformingontwelvemonthsustained employmentoutcomes.Canyoucomprehensivelyexplainwhythisisthecaseandhowyou plantoimproveonthis? Business ratereliefinCroydon QuestionNo:2013/4601 StephenKnight TheInvestmentandPerformanceBoard'slatestperformancereportfortheLBCroydon
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