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Charging for using Royal Parks

  • Reference: 2011/1532
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
If and when the Royal Parks come over to you, can we expect you to charge for trainers using the parks in a similar way to what is proposed by Hammersmith and Fulham?

Possible Disbandment of Redbridge Parks Police

  • Reference: 2011/1531
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
I note with some concern that at least one borough is proposing to use the MPA's buy one police officer get one free scheme to replace existing officers rather than provide new ones. LB Redbridge has proposed that their existing Parks Police Unit, which is funded and managed locally, should be disbanded to provide funding for additional Metropolitan Police Officers, who could be called away when central . So a dedicated local service will be withdrawn and the community will not benefit it the way the scheme intends. Is this a correct use of the match funding scheme, and even...

Smog Alert in London

  • Reference: 2011/1530
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
How would you assess the success of your temporary measures taken to stop London exceeding the EU air quality limits?

Air pollution blowing out of London

  • Reference: 2011/1529
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
You regularly make the point that air pollution blows on the wind and claim that much of London's problem is caused elsewhere. However, London also generates pollution which blows out across the GLA boundary. Can you quantify how much how much pollution blows out from London to other areas?

Air pollution blowing into London

  • Reference: 2011/1528
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
You regularly make the point that air pollution blows on the wind and claim that much of London's problem is caused elsewhere. Are you able to quantify how much pollution blows in to London from outside?

Carbon Trust Standard

  • Reference: 2011/1527
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
City Hall's certificate of achievement from the Carbon Trust expired in March 2011 yet its renewal is still pending in May. Has there been a problem obtaining the renewal?

Shanghai Expo Expense 2009/10

  • Reference: 2011/1526
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
How much in total was spent on promoting London in the Shanghai Expo in 2009/10 and how much has been spent in total leading up to the event, including a breakdown of spend for previous years.

New bus for Twickenham to Kingston

  • Reference: 2011/1525
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
Residents in west London have been making a compelling case for a new bus route to run between Twickenham and Kingston to assist commuters, shoppers and children travelling to and from school. Will you instruct TfL to establish such a route and when can it open?

Progress on RE:NEW for 2011 / 2012

  • Reference: 2011/1524
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
In March you advised that me 8,936 homes had been treated under your RE:NEW programme. Can you now please advise for 2011 / 2012: What is the current total of homes treated? What is the breakdown of the current total by borough? Are you still on target to meet your programme of treating 200,000 homes by 2012?

Costs of protecting former dictators

  • Reference: 2011/1523
  • Question by: Murad Qureshi
  • Meeting date: 18 May 2011
I am concerned at the number of armed police officers that patrol London's streets in areas frequented by former dictators. Apart form the obvious unpleasantness of such a sight, this special police presence costs a considerable amount of money. I appreciate you will not reveal the cost of protecting individuals, but can you assure me that the cost of providing police protection to high profile individuals living in London does not come out of London's policing budget, but rather the national purse?
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