• Reference: 2011/3599
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

When the District line service to Olympia closes in December, will this mean an increased number of trains running on the Edgware Road branch? What will service levels be on the District Line in 2012 compared to current levels?

• Reference: 2011/3598
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Now that you have been afforded greater control over the Royal Parks, will you ensure that the rules of procurement, particularly in relation to the ethical conduct of bidding companies, are applied robustly, and further, that these rules are applied not only to the company submitting the bid but also to the activities of any parent company and any subsidiary of the parent company or of the bidding company?

• Reference: 2011/3597
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

The Royal Parks' police provision is losing nearly a quarter of its budget this year, from £8,914,525 last year to £6,769,857 his year. What impact is this having on policing the Royal Parks, on officer numbers and on crime levels in the Royal Parks?

• Reference: 2011/3596
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Please can you list all the members of the Programme Board for Project Daedalus?

• Reference: 2011/3595
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

What meetings has the Mayor had with ministers on the Government's agenda to eradicate child poverty and can he list these meetings?

• Reference: 2011/3594
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

The Government's and the GLA's data source for child poverty is based on administrative data rather than survey data. This only offers a snap-shot of children and their families in receipt of benefits at a particular point in time and does not offer a full picture of children in low-income households. Will the Mayor consider collecting survey data as this is more useful in indicating living standards, and what assessment has the Mayor made on programme by programme basis that relies on this data?

• Reference: 2011/3593
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

How has the income inequalities research commissioned by the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) been used to inform the GLA's work?

• Reference: 2011/3592
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

What is the exact role of your apprenticeship ambassador, Tim Campbell, in creating apprenticeship placements/positions?

• Reference: 2011/3591
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

In response to Question 2502/2010 you stated that 'it will be the private sector that generates the opportunities for young Londoners'. Is the Mayor dismayed that private sector companies such as Norton Rose, HSBC etc will only take apprentices backed by government funding?

• Reference: 2011/3590
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 16 November 2011

Will the Mayor provide a breakdown of i) gender, ii) race and ii) disability of those participating in apprenticeship placements generated by the Mayor's apprenticeships campaign?