• Reference: 2012/1645
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Why did Grievous Bodily Harm offences increase by an average of 70% across London during your first Mayoral term, with eleven London boroughs experiencing increases in GBH offences of over 100% and an alarming167% increase in my borough of Haringey during those four years ? What are you doing to address this?

• Reference: 2012/1644
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Local residents have complained to me that since your abolition of the bendy bus, the 29 and N29 routes from central London to Lordship Lane in my constituency have become (and I quote from correspondence I have received) 'horrendously overcrowded'. You have taken these vehicles off the road but what are you now doing to address the capacity problems this has created? Will you take action to improve this particular route?

• Reference: 2012/1643
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Following concerns highlighted in a leaked Business Innovation & Skills document that apprenticeship figures are exaggerated, with some apprentices already existing employees, the predominance of low-skilled placements, the low number of 16-18 year olds benefitting from placements please can you provide a breakdown of the 54,000 apprentices you have boasted delivering. Please can you provide a breakdown by sector, broken down into age categories of 16-18, 19-24 and 25 and over. Please can you also show how many are new placements and how many are existing employees.

• Reference: 2012/1642
• Question by: Tom Copley
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Under what category will new homes built by local authorities be included in the London Plan monitoring report housing figures?

• Reference: 2012/1641
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

In April the Mayor stated his intention to fold the Tech City Investment Organisation and its associated budget into London & Partners as the official promotional organisation for London's digital sector. What conversations has he had with Government on this project and can he provide an update?

• Reference: 2012/1640
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

How many people in the GLA Family are working full-time on delivering your apprenticeships programme?

• Reference: 2012/1639
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

On the 25th of April in PR Week Magazine , you stated you wanted to create 1,000 jobs a week (http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1128671/time-capitalise-Londons-digital-p…). How do you intend to do this?

• Reference: 2012/1638
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

Can the Mayor provide a break down of grants awarded through the Growth Fund according to a) sector and b) borough?

• Reference: 2012/1637
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

How many SMEs have a) applied for and b) been granted funding through your Growth Fund?

• Reference: 2012/1636
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 June 2012

What percentage does your new social housing completions represent compared to the waiting lists? Please provide a borough by Borough breakdown.