• Reference: 2008/1334
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Once a borough has signed up to a demanding target to increase the amount of affordable housing in its area, would you support relaxing the rules that require full on site replacement of all affordable council homes which are demolished by a local authority during a redevelopment scheme?

• Reference: 2008/1333
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Will you back the removal of the 24 hour bus lane on Jamaica Road, Bermondsey?

• Reference: 2008/1332
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Will you support the call by the Local Government Association and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission for the government to provide a £250million contingency fund for councils in order for them to cope with the demands of growing populations not recognised by flawed official government population estimates?

• Reference: 2008/1331
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Will you make representations to the Government regarding its use of the Relative Needs Formula to determine the level of social care need in inner London authorities? Southwark council and London Councils have raised concerns that the formula is withdrawing millions of pounds of vital funding from London council budgets because of inaccurate data and the use of a flawed formula. London Councils estimate that the new adults' social services formula implied a loss of funding to London of £150 million, just under 20 per cent of its previous share of funding. 32 of London's 33 councils lost out from...

• Reference: 2008/1329
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

The cost of tackling congestion on Jamaica Road and Lower Road in Rotherhithe through alterations at the Rotherhithe roundabout was recently estimated at £500,000. Will you please instruct TfL to allocate the necessary funds to carry out the much needed works and improve the lives of thousands of residents in Rotherhithe?

• Reference: 2008/1328
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

You were recently quoted in Southwark News saying that 'it would be wrong of me to get involved in too much detail' in plans to develop the Potters Field site. In this spirit, will you withdraw the threat of a Compulsory Purchase Order made by your predecessor?

• Reference: 2008/1327
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

In your address to the Local Government Association Conference on July 2nd, you cited the example of conflict between London County Council and London Borough Councils over electric trams as an example of pointless conflict between layers of government that had adversely affected Londoners. Will you therefore stop your predecessor's prevarication over the Cross River Tram, which is backed by Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, the City of London and Camden, and commit to seeing delivered the Transport and Works Act, which is required to allow the scheme to proceed?

• Reference: 2008/1326
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

What steps will you take to ensure that the latest police consultation on their estate strategy will fully engage with all Londoners and take account of their views?

• Reference: 2008/1325
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Why has overall responsibility for the security of the Olympic and Paralympic Games been taken from the Metropolitan Police and given to the Home Office? Do you have confidence that civil servants will understand the security requirements as well as the Met?

• Reference: 2008/1324
• Question by: Dee Doocey
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Do you have confidence in the security of the Olympic Park, and in particular, what procedures are in place to ensure that every employee is fully vetted before they are allowed to set foot on the site?