• Reference: 2011/2696
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

Please list the number of tube trains in service, month by month, in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by each tube line and across the tube network

• Reference: 2011/2695
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

Please list excess journey time, month by month in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by each tube line and across the tube network.

• Reference: 2011/2694
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

Following the announcement in June 2011, can the Mayor confirm what funding has been allocated to London boroughs and the MPS from the Communities Against Guns, Gangs and Knives initiative?'

• Reference: 2011/2693
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

A Londoner has asked that I put the following question to you: 'Has anyone who designed or laid the CSH along York Road near the Wandsworth roundabout ridden on it in the wet? This is a painted surface that you cannot stop on, there are quite a few areas like this, the part leading up to Chelsea Bridge from the south side is the same. I nearly went under a bus, as I couldn't stop!! There is no grip at all, very fast in the dry lethal in the wet.' Please ask TfL to investigate and address this.

• Reference: 2011/2692
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

What steps have you taken to make London's case for a fair slice of government funding to tackle the acute shortage of primary school places?

• Reference: 2011/2691
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

What is your view on the decision to delay tendering for Crossrail trains? Do you share hopes that contract will go to a UK based firm, providing valuable manufacturing jobs in these unstable times?

• Reference: 2011/2690
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

On the press release announcing the purchase of new trams for Tramlink, there is a note stating that 'At 32 metres long, the Stadler trams are 2.5 metres longer than the existing vehicles, are air-conditioned, and are low-floor which provides better accessibility'. Given that accessibility on Tramlink is entirely step free, what do TfL think is wrong with the accessibility of the existing vehicles and why are the new trams 'better' in this regard?

• Reference: 2011/2689
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

What were the reasons for TfL's purchase of trams designed for use in Norway, rather than purchasing trams designed for the Croydon system? Please outline the tender process for the new trams.

• Reference: 2011/2688
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

Tramlink have recently purchased six new trams from the German company Stadler Rail. The trams were originally designed for use in Bergen, Norway and differ from the existing Tramlink fleet as they are longer and have a different interior. I understand both the new vehicles and the existing Tramlink infrastructure will need altering so that the new trams can run on the network properly. What will these alterations cost? Are TfL making a saving by buying 'secondhand' rather than trams designed for the Croydon system? If so what is the saving and what has this endeavour cost as compared to...

• Reference: 2011/2687
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 September 2011

There are currently issues with congestion at London Bridge station caused by the current 'Shard' development works. This seems to be having a disproportionate effect on the buses leaving and entering the bus terminus at the station, potentially affecting journey times and efficiency. What steps are Transport for London taking to minimise disruption to bus services during these works?