• Reference: 2011/0457
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

You stated to the trade unions in your joint opinion piece with the Prime Minister in the Sun on the 12th of January "You can choose constructive dialogue or you can choose confrontation." Would the RMT's repeated rebuffed and rejected requests to meet with you throughout your Mayoralty suggest this choice exists?

• Reference: 2011/0456
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

I have been contacted by a constituent who has become aware of a change of behaviour at stations where two lines meet. In the past, when a southbound Metropolitan Line train stopped at Wembley Park the southbound Jubilee Line train would wait for passengers to change on to the other line, and vice versa. The same practice prevailed on the northbound platform to allow a smooth interchange between trains. However, twice during the two weeks beginning 13th December 2010 my constituent was on a southbound Jubilee Line train which ran into Wembley Park next to a Southbound Metropolitan Line train...

• Reference: 2011/0455
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

What do you suggest passengers do when the ticket office is shut and they need to do one of the following: update their oyster card if their bank card is not functioning properly; if their oyster card is damaged and needs to be replaced; touch in with their oyster card and then find out that the train has been cancelled/delayed and need to be refunded the money?

• Reference: 2011/0454
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

Can you guarantee that no station will be left unstaffed for any amount of time because of your transport cuts programme? Can you confirm that London Underground has been warned by the Office of Rail Regulation that unstaffed stations should be isolated incidents, not everyday occurrences?

• Reference: 2011/0453
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

I was contacted by a charity chief executive in my constituency who has concerns of your lack of knowledge of disability, your involvement in disability strategy only delays positive changes for disabled people who often have to stay far too long in unsuitable accommodation as it is whilst waiting for things to be built. She says that Health Inequality Strategies tend to ignore the high rate of incorrect or insufficient treatment and care of people with learning disabilities, sometimes known to lead to premature death which is not acknowledged in the health services as a significant problem. It is my...

• Reference: 2011/0452
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

How do you see that the changes to the planning law due to the Localism Act 2011 will affect building in London?

• Reference: 2011/0451
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

In Brent there is a problem with Khat being spat on the ground, which in turn is spreading TB. What role does the Mayor think he can play in taking Khat off London's streets? What is the Mayor currently doing to combat the use of Khat among the Somali community? When will the Home Office's review of Khat be ready and when will the Mayor begin taking action on this issue?

• Reference: 2011/0450
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

On 4 January the Jubilee line suffered delays during the morning rush hour as the driver said there was a defective train at Stratford. As Stratford is at the end of the Jubilee line can you please explain to me why, when there are two platforms for the Jubilee line, it caused such a delay to the rest of the line?

• Reference: 2011/0449
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

On Saturday 2 January my constituent was travelling on the Jubilee Line which was closed at Kilburn (and between, I believe, Wembley Park and Finchley Road, at approximately 6.30pm) because of a signalling failure. The information he received from the station staff was that "a new signalling system has been installed and it does not work". Could you please investigate this problem, give a fuller explanation and assure me that the new signalling system is working?

• Reference: 2011/0448
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 23 February 2011

Please give an update on progress made on the statement on page 6 of your election manifesto 'I will look to reduce the disruption caused by strikes on the tube by negotiating a no-strike deal, in good faith, with the unions'.