• Reference: 2011/3962
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Brent has 35,000 people on the waiting list for social housing. People in Brent are being advised to move out of Brent to Watford because there is simply no housing available and the housing benefit reforms will mean they won't be able to afford the accommodation they are currently in. Do you think that this is the right advice to give to families and what are you advising people to do? Have you any plans to build affordable housing in Brent?

• Reference: 2011/3961
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Light-rail lines at Old Oak Common are indicated in the LB of Hammersmith & Fulham's promotional video. Nearby is an orbital railway across Brent, called the Dudding Hill Freight Line. Will the Mayor pressure Network Rail to maintain the widest range of future options for this line (including use by London Overground trains, by partial single-track segregation for DLR-type trains, and by day-time/night-time separation for light-rail and heavy freight trains, as in the north-east of England)?

• Reference: 2011/3960
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

TfL may approve a new gyratory for the A404 in Harlesden. In deciding whether to return the commercial Craven Park Road to two-way traffic, and remove A404 through-traffic from the parallel, residential part of Manor Park Road, why has no consideration been made of air quality issues? More generally, will the Mayor ensure that air quality issues are a quoted consideration in all relevant TfL road and infrastructure projects?

• Reference: 2011/3959
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Since TfL announced changes to the taxicard contribution in 2010, Harrow Council responded to address this through changes to user charges and through placing a moratorium on new membership. This resulted in an under-spend of approximately £75,000 for 2010/11, which was fully retained by TfL. Again, for 2011/12, there is currently a predicted under-spend in Harrow of £174,831 against the combined budget. It is understood TfL will recoup all of this under-spend, notwithstanding the position that if there were to be an over-spend then the liability for meeting that would fall to Harrow Council. I understand Harrow have made representations...

• Reference: 2011/3958
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

A number of street lights have been out on the major road junction of Harrow Road, Sudbury Court Drive and Greenford Road. There are six in total. Please could you ensure these are replaced?

• Reference: 2011/3957
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Thank you for your response to Question No: 3490 / 2011. Since then, on 15 November, a constituent was hit by a car at this junction. There have been other accidents at this junction because of the speed of the traffic, the high volume of traffic, and the lack of pedestrian crossing. Harrow Council has said this project is currently at the design stage and is expected to be completed by the end of the financial year. Can you ensure TfL work with Harrow Council to get a pedestrian crossing installed here as soon as possible?

• Reference: 2011/3956
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

What is the cost of TfL's pedestrian crossing removal programme? How many crossings have been removed so far, which ones and what was the cost of each removal?

• Reference: 2011/3955
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Thank you for your response to Question No: 166 / 2011. However, my constituents who use the station vehemently disagree that people can enter and exit the station without having to use stairs or escalators. It is virtually impossible to make the 450m journey to the street via the road ramp in a wheel chair. This is apart from the fact that the train is 150mm lower than the platform - this obstacle is before you have even started the long up-hill journey to the street in a wheel chair. Please reconsider your decision to label Stanmore step-free.

• Reference: 2011/3954
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Thank you for your answer to Question No: 151 / 2011. Unfortunately, this is completely unsatisfactory as the late-night/early-morning engineering works continue to disturb residents. I understand that whenever works are going to be noisy in nature, Tube Lines completes a noise assessment and undertakes a 'toolbox talk' where engineers are further briefed on minimising the effects of noise. How is the noise minimised?

• Reference: 2011/3953
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Harrow is grateful for funding awarded in August from the Outer London Fund. However, when will you release the funding taken away for the regeneration of Harrow Town Centre and the step-free access at Harrow-on-the-Hill tube station?