• Reference: 2011/3952
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Following your answer to Nicky Gavron (MQ1815 / 2011) about holding discussions with Portfolio Holders responsible for libraries, please tell me what discussions you have had with Brent Council's Lead Member for Environment and Neighbourhood and officers regarding keeping Brents' Libraries open? What was the outcome?

• Reference: 2011/3951
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

During your apprenticeship drive last year, how many apprenticeships have been taken up in Brent and Harrow? How many companies from Brent and Harrow have signed up to your scheme? How much GLA funding has been allocated to the scheme in Brent and Harrow?

• Reference: 2011/3950
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

I have been contacted by a constituent in Queens Park regarding subterranean developments. Residents have a number of concerns about basement construction such as damage to other properties, the potential for improper construction of deeper foundations leading to possible distortion to the building above, a wave effect that could impact on neighbouring properties and possible flooding issues. Local planning teams are limited in what they can do. The Party Wall Act is the only protection for residents in this situation, which affected residents would want, expanded. The idea would be for the owner of the property undergoing the development to...

• Reference: 2011/3949
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

I recently attended the opening of a bike shelter at Malorees Junior School in Kilburn, which was funded by TFL. However, the staff I spoke to said it was very difficult finding out how to access this funding. How do you publicise this scheme? How many schools have taken up this funding? How can uptake be improved?

• Reference: 2011/3948
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

In light of the increase in suicides on the London Underground, what safety measures are being taken?

• Reference: 2011/3947
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Do all TfL contractors pay their staff the London Living Wage? Please list all contractors that do not.

• Reference: 2011/3946
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

If there is cross-party agreement that London is facing a housing crisis, could there also be cross party agreement to work together to protect the vulnerable from the greedy and stop profiteering in an attempt to provide everyone with decent housing?

• Reference: 2011/3945
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Thank you for your response to Question No: 3484 / 2011. However, your dismissal of the idea of putting a Portaloo at the station was not shared by the contractors who recently installed one whilst working at the station. The station forecourt and approach path is railway-owned, and Chiltern are very keen for proper facilities to be provided so bus drivers don't have to relieve themselves in their station subway. I'm sure they would be sympathetic if TfL asked if they could park a Portaloo for drivers on their land. Could you please look at this issue again?

• Reference: 2011/3944
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

Thank you for your response to Question No. 154 / 2011. Unfortunately the new timetable which is being introduced on 11 December 2011 is even worse then the current timetable. Passengers will lose their peak-hour morning train to London at 08 01. Instead, the spread of trains will now be 07.10, 07.35, 08.39, and 09.08. Sudbury Hill has increased frequency going out of London in the morning peak period. I would be grateful if you could urge Chiltern to rethink this decision, as my constituent feels this is in breach of Chiltern's statutory service requirement.

• Reference: 2011/3943
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 December 2011

In your answer to my question 3546/2011 you committed to posting the agenda and papers for the Violence Against Women and Girls Panel on the GLA website so that their work can be directly shared with all Londoners, particularly London's women. As yet this has not happened. Please answer the following two questions: 1) When can we expect this commitment to be fulfilled? 2) On what part of the website will Londoners be able to find this information?