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21 February 2006 PRIORITY ORDER PAPER Report No: 4 Subject Libby 21 February 2006 PRIORITY ORDER PAPER Report No: 4 Subject: Questions to the Mayor Report of: Executive Director Of Secretariat Questions not asked during Mayor’s Question Time will be given a written response by Friday 24 February 2006. Strike Action Question No: 366 / 2006 Roger Evans Will the Mayor update us on the latest threatened 24hr strikes planned by the RMT and ASLEF for the end of February? Sir Ian Blair and the Media Question No: 544 / 2006 Damian Hockney Does the Mayor agree with Sir Ian Blair that the media are ‘institutionally racist’? Stop and Search Data Question No: 513 / 2006 Dee Doocey In the interests of transparency and developing good community relations, do you think that the police should publish monthly section 44 stop and search data, broken down by borough? If not, how often and to what level do you think the information should be broken down and published? Mayor’s Report Question No: 466 / 2006 Joanne McCartney Would the Mayor kindly update his report? 1 Aviation Expansion Question No: 419 / 2006 Darren Johnson Can you clarify your position on aviation expansion within and around London? Can you also clarify the position of the LDA? Congestion in London Question No: 523 / 2006 Geoff Pope ’Welcome to Gridlock City’. Was Tony Travers’ description of London’s congestion fair? * Barts and the London Question No: 467 / 2006 John Biggs What steps have you taken in response to the recent ‘wobble’ over funding the Barts & the London PFI? Would you agree with me that regardless of issues of concern about the procurement method we need to get a move on with this important scheme? Security at London’s Stations Question No: 551 / 2006 Bob Blackman What action has been taken to improve security around stations following the savage murder of Tom Price? In particular, what arrangements have been made to improve police patrols in areas where stations are unstaffed in the evening? Lambeth Council Question No: 468 / 2006 Valerie Shawcross Lambeth Council has recently lost £3 millions by employing a staff member without checking his credentials, who went on to set up a phantom company to supply non existent central heating systems for Council properties. Do you believe that standards of probity and financial management leave anything to be desired in this key Liberal Democrat and Tory run London Borough? Former Lots Road Power Station Question No: 352 / 2006 Tony Arbour Given your statement in your report, are you suggesting that if you had positive planning powers, you would not have allowed a public inquiry to take place? 2 Olympics and Sewage Overflows Question No: 443 / 2006 Jenny Jones Untreated sewage and waste water is currently dumped into London waterways on average once per week. How many times would you expect raw sewage to be dumped in the Lea and Bow Back Rivers during 2012? Low Emission Zone Question No: 501 / 2006 Mike Tuffrey According to TfL’s health impact assessment the LEZ will at best bring about a 20% reduction in the number of premature deaths directly associated with road traffic emissions. This being the case, will you support my call for further reductions in London’s road traffic emissions, by incentivising London’s car drivers to adopt cleaner vehicles, by increasing pedestrian areas, and by committing to a timetable for the early roll out of zero-emission technologies across the TfL fleet? Camden Town Stabbing Question No: 394 / 2006 Brian Coleman Will you join me in condemning the murder of Manir Osman on Saturday 28th January outside Camden Town Underground Station? Annual London Survey Question No: 546 / 2006 Peter Hulme Cross At your press conference on 31st January, you told journalists they ‘should listen to the people rather than the media’, and quoted statistics from the recent Annual London Survey. Do you really believe a poll of only 1,442 Londoners out of 7 million is representative of London as a whole? Congestion Charge Question No: 317 / 2006 Angie Bray Why was TfL so determined to stop it being easier for Londoners to pay the congestion charge by seeking to close down the www.fivepounds.co.uk service? Child Travelcards Question No: 469 / 2006 Jennette Arnold Further to Question No: 36 / 2006, you say that the cost of travel to school by the Tube should go down in most cases. However as your answer shows, my constituents who buy Zones 1-2 Travelcards for their children have suffered a 29% cost increase and even if they switch to prepay, they face a 16% increase (which only covers 5 return journeys a week). Would you agree with me that there comes a point where groups of passengers like this will find the price of public transport too high and will return to their cars? 3 * Oyster Pre-Pay on Overground Rail Question No: 537 / 2006 Graham Tope In your Answer to Question 92/2006 you state that the Department for Transport already has powers to compel train operators to make investments - which could include a requirement for them to accept Oyster Pre-Pay. What discussions have you had with the Department to persuade them to include this as a requirement in all new rail franchises that are let which operate within Greater London? Religious Hatred Bill Question No: 470 / 2006 Murad Qureshi How important is the Religious Hatred Bill in securing good community relations in London and what advice would you give to those Lib Dem MPs who refused to support it? Metropolitan Police Service Priorities Question No: 407 / 2006 Richard Barnes What is the central Metropolitan Police Service target for the reduction in drug offences committed in 2006/07? Lambeth Council Leisure Centres Question No: 471 / 2006 Valerie Shawcross Currently residents tell me that potentially three leisure centres in Lambeth are under threat from the Council - Streatham, Brixton and Clapham. Would you say that Lambeth is missing the point of having the Olympic event in London to raise young people’s interest in sport and healthy physical activity? Note: The following are priority questions, but are not in proportional order. NCR Scheme: Implementation Question No: 453 / 2006 Jenny Jones Will the Mayor support an immediate start on those parts of the TfL North Circular scheme designed to relieve problems with rat-running in adjacent roads by, for example, closing the westbound left turn into Melville Gardens? Consultation on Private Hire Signage Question No: 472 / 2006 Jennette Arnold How will you ensure that passenger safety is prioritised above all other factors as the Public Carriage Office makes its decision on whether to permit London private hire vehicles to display external signage? 4 Questions for Written Answer TfL Question No: 314 / 2006 Angie Bray TfL Surface Transport (and I assume other sections of TfL) send acknowledgement letters stating that their policy is to send a full response to letters or emails within 10 working days. If they cannot provide a full response within this time frame, they promise to contact the correspondent to outline an estimated response time. 1)What percentage of correspondence (emails and letters) are given a full response within the 10 working day period by: i) London Buses? ii) London Underground? iii) TfL Street Management? 2)What percentage of correspondence (emails and letters) are given an estimated response time if it is not possible to give a full response within the 10 working day period by: i) London Buses? ii) London Underground? iii) TfL Street Management? * Congestion Charge Zone Extension Question No: 315 / 2006 Angie Bray What measures are being taken, when installing new Congestion Charge Zone extension hardware, to, minimise street clutter, avoid damaging the view and appearance of Listed Buildings and take into account the character of Conservation Areas? * Olympic Site Question No: 316 / 2006 Angie Bray How much money will be saved now that 1/3 of the businesses on the Olympic site do not have to be moved? * Traffic Speeds in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 318 / 2006 Angie Bray Does the Mayor agree with the findings of the RAC Foundation, which has found that the speed of traffic in the congestion-charging zone has fallen dramatically in comparison to a year ago, despite a 60% increase in the congestion-charge fee? What measures will the Mayor be taking to address this issue? * 5 Traffic Speeds in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 319 / 2006 Angie Bray Does the Mayor agree with the RAC foundation that possible factors for the drastic reduction in speed for traffic flow in the congestion-charging zone include delays caused by cycle lane, bus priority measures, `bendy buses’ and traffic light re-timing? What alternative explanations can the Mayor provide? * Traffic Speeds in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 320 / 2006 Angie Bray Will the Mayor provide details of any surveys or studies conducted by or on behalf of TfL, into traffic speed and/or journey times in the area of the central congestion charge zone and the Western extension? * Traffic Speeds in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 321 / 2006 Angie Bray Will the Mayor confirm the RAC’s finding that traffic speeds inside the area of the Western extension to the congestion-charge zone `are higher than in the existing congestion-charge zone’? * Traffic Speeds in the Congestion Charge Zone Question No: 322 / 2006 Angie Bray Will the Mayor agree to hold an urgent investigation into the speed of traffic in the central congestion charge zone and the area of the Western extension, before he attempts to implement the latter project at the risk of wasting £150 million of
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