• Reference: 2017/0556
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

London's south Asian and Chinese restaurants are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit the skilled staff they need, especially chefs, which is threatening the future continuity of business for many, with some closures already. This is primarily down to Government immigration policy. Will you conduct a survey of this sector to establish the full extent of the problem and make representations to Government to allow this important and popular sector of London's hospitality industry to thrive?

• Reference: 2017/0555
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Do you agree with more than 180 top academics from London's leading higher education institutions who have united to warn that government reforms risk undermining the capital's great universities in that they claim that changes to the way universities are organised and assessed would damage London's stature and deter students, particularly those from overseas, from choosing to study here?

• Reference: 2017/0554
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Do you agree with the findings of the London Chamber of Commerce and Innovation survey of just over 500 firms, that cutting immigration into the UK would have a negative impact on London's economic growth, according to over half of these capital's businesses; and that three in five firms said London should prioritise growth, even if that means increasing EU migration?

• Reference: 2017/0553
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

With the increased level of cycling in London, which has contributed positively to active travel and reduced emissions, there has also been an increase in the number of cyclists who ride on the public footpath. My understanding is that because this has been illegal since the Highway Act 1835, it is now regarded as an obsolete law and not worthy of enforcement. Will you commit to lobby government for an update to the legislation to make clear that this remains a dangerous practice, particularly for disabled pedestrians?

• Reference: 2017/0552
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

I have been contacted by a constituent who has requested me to ask you the following: I was deeply concerned to read press reports that police in Camden will no longer take action against cyclists who ride on the public footpath. I have relatives who are disabled who are fearful of a collision with the considerable number of fast moving cyclists who often flout this law. Whilst cyclists may feel unsafe on the roads, that does not entitle them to ride on the pavement and make pedestrians feel unsafe either. What steps will you take to crack down on this...

• Reference: 2017/0551
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Please detail how many cyclists received fixed penalty notices for cycling on the pavement, broken down by borough, for the past five years?

• Reference: 2017/0550
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Does the Mayor support the construction of a step plate junction east of Angel to facilitate an Eastern branch of Crossrail 2, which will be vital in supporting London's continued sustainable growth?

• Reference: 2017/0549
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

How many and what type hate of crimes were reported to TfL for the year 2015/16?

• Reference: 2017/0548
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

How many and what type of hate crimes were reported to TfL for the year 2014/15?

• Reference: 2017/0547
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 20 February 2017

Network Rail plans to close Queenstown and Earlsfield stations during August 2017, while they undertake work to platforms at Waterloo. Can you please ask Network Rail how they will mitigate the impact on my constituents, i.e. number and routes of rail-replacement buses?