• Reference: 2012/2100
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

You have said that you hope 'London gets back in funding what it contributes to the national purse.' Can you give details of the contribution London has provided, and the amount of funding received for the financial years 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12?

• Reference: 2012/2099
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

As part of your drive to get 1,000 businesses to commit to taking on apprentices can you confirm when you will be writing to business asking them to take part?

• Reference: 2012/2098
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

In July 2011 you announced 28,000 apprentiships had been created. In February 2012 you announced the figure was now 54,000. At June MQT you said, 'All information relating to publicly available apprenticeships statistics can be found at www.thedataservice.org.uk.' Why are you being so coy about the number of apprenticeships created in your first term as Mayor?

• Reference: 2012/2097
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

When will you make a decision on how to spend the £70m Government grant from the Growing Places Fund that was announced in the budget?

• Reference: 2012/2096
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

In your manifesto you said, 'I will also use £25 million from the new London Growth Fund, to invest in job and skill creation programmes through the London Enterprise Panel' and 'Launch a new £35 million revolving fund, through the London Growth Fund, to provide low-cost loans to small and medium-sized businesses.' Can you explain how will you do this when the current London Growth Fund is only worth £41m?

• Reference: 2012/2095
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Will you review pedestrian crossing timings on Transport for London roads, to enable people with disabilities and older Londoners to be able to cross those roads safely?

• Reference: 2012/2094
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Will you confirm your commitment to maintaining Chanukah on the Square for 2012?

• Reference: 2012/2093
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

When will you institute the extension of bus route 210, or another route to achieve the objective of linking by one route, Stamford Hill, Hendon, and Golders Green?

• Reference: 2012/2092
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

After your visit to the Stonegrove Regeneration in Edgware during the election campaign, are you satisfied that community cohesion is being respected and maintained by Barnet Council, in light of the likely deportation and dispersal from the estate of so-called temporary and private tenants, many of whom have lived on the estate for a long time including many over 8 years?

• Reference: 2012/2091
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Why were so many 307 bus users in High and East Barnet totally left out of the so called "consultation" on its rerouting and will you consider a further immediate consultation on modifications to the new route so that the compromise proposals from those who have been inconvenienced can be considered?