• Reference: 2008/1293
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Despite Transport for London stating that the redevelopment of the former TA site at 245 Warwick Road could be a car-free development, your office has allowed the planning application to proceed with 227 car parking spaces. How do you justify this decision given Transport For London's view 'that traffic generated by the development may have a significant adverse impact on the Transport for London Road Network' and 'is likely to degrade the operation of the [nearby] junction'?

• Reference: 2008/1292
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

When will you write into the London Plan a presumption against residential development on domestic gardens, which you pledged in your manifesto to incorporate 'as a matter of urgency'? How long do you envisage it will be before this presumption becomes part of London's planning regime?

• Reference: 2008/1291
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

When will you amend the London Plan to encourage borough councils to use a section 106 agreement to secure a proportion of affordable units for small independent retailers when approving large retail developments? How long do you envisage it will be before this presumption becomes part of London's planning regime?

• Reference: 2008/1290
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

According to the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, London's Green Belt boundaries are being reviewed in 18 different places with a view to accommodating new housing development. Can you explain what action you will take in each of these 18 cases in order to fulfil your manifesto pledge of 'ensuring that no development takes place on green belt and Metropolitan Open Land'?

• Reference: 2008/1289
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

In response to question 0812/2008 you stated that: 'the cost of these new [safer transport] teams will be £11.3m ... The Metropolitan Police Service contribution within this figure is £2.1m with Transport for London contributing £9.2m'. In response to question 1015/2008 you stated: 'The Metropolitan Police Service will be funded by Transport for London to provide the additional staff for the Safer Transport Teams.' Is it therefore true to say that Transport for London will fund the full £11.3m cost of your new safer transport teams? If so, from where will Transport for London find the additional £2.1m for these...

• Reference: 2008/1287
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Following your support for the idea of pedestrian 'ramblas' from Regent's Park to the Mall, will you ask Transport for London to consider a proposal I put forward last year for a series of pedestrian routes linking London's parks and squares with the river?

• Reference: 2008/1286
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Following your welcome announcement that this year Transport for London will invest £55m in cycling, can you confirm the total Transport for London investment in walking for 2008/09?

• Reference: 2008/1285
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Why have you stopped the consultation with stakeholders, including local authorities, over Transport for London's ambitious plans to increase walking and cycling by 2025?

• Reference: 2008/1284
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

By when will Transport for London report to you on its examination of ways in which traffic lights in London can be re-phased to reduce congestion? Will you make the reports findings public?

• Reference: 2008/1283
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

When will you know which traffic lights you will be re-phasing, and how you intend to re-phase them? When will you make the detail of this policy public?