• Reference: 2011/0069-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

What was the cost of holding the Visit London Awards 2010? How much was raised through sponsorship for this event, and how much was funded by the LDA grant? Did we pay celebrities to attend this awards ceremony, and if so please provide a breakdown

• Reference: 2011/0068-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

Will the Mayor lobby the Treasury and the FSA to change the current regulations on capital adequacy that are making lenders unwilling to offer mortgages for shared ownership products, which are vital for helping more Londoners to own a home?

• Reference: 2011/0067-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

'In light of the recent tragic death of Gary Mason in Sutton, should we be concerned by the recent statement from a leading barrister that 'excuses of not seeing cyclists seem to be too readily accepted by the police and the CPS'?'

• Reference: 2011/0066-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

Following the horrific case of the Crossbow Cannibal it is clear that more needs to be done to protect sex workers. Would the mayor support piloting the 'ugly mugs' scheme and/or labelling crimes against sex workers as hate crime (as has been successfully done by Merseyside police whereby the conviction rate for rape against sex workers has massively increased to 67% while the national average conviction rate for rape is just 6.5%) to make the life of a sex workers safer?

• Reference: 2011/0063-1
• Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

Does the Mayor believe that the inability of the rail operating companies to cope with snow and poor weather during the last two months of 2010 means the time has come for London government to take a lead on commuter rail lines?

• Reference: 2011/0062-1
• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

What representations has the Mayor made to BAA in regard to their poor response to the heavy snow fall at Heathrow during December, resulting in misery to the travelling public and loss of revenues for business?

• Reference: 2011/0059-1
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

Does it concern the Mayor that the resignation of Rob Holden, one of the country's most widely respected engineers, as Crossrail chief executive, was brought about in part by the reportedly 'hands-on' approach of Transport for London?

• Reference: 2011/0058-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

In your Budget Proposals for 2011/12 the proposed LDA budget includes a figure of £7.4m for international promotion. Please can you give a breakdown of this figure? How much of the £7.4m is committed expenditure? Is the £7.4m separate and additional to the £14m for Promote London in the proposed GLA budget?

• Reference: 2011/0057-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

In your Budget Proposals for 2011/12 does any budget line include a budget for funding of academies? If so, which budget line is this and how much has been allowed for academies? How much of any such budget is committed expenditure and how much is uncommitted?

• Reference: 2011/0056-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 26 January 2011

Can you please provide a clear, unambiguous re-statement of your commitment that all new buses will be hybrids from 2012 onwards?