• Reference: 2008/1167
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

The London Hydrogen Partnership, in partnership with the private sector, is working towards the establishment of a hydrogen economy for London and the UK, using stationary fuel cells for power generation, as well as in buildings and for vehicles. Will you continue to fund and support the Partnership to achieve this aim?

• Reference: 2008/1166
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

I am pleased to see your commitment to recycling and note your announcement that you will chair the London Waste and Recycling Board. You say in your Manifesto that you want the Board to focus more of its funding on enabling London to deal with food and other organic waste more effectively. What exactly do you plan to do about organic and non-recyclable waste?

• Reference: 2008/1165
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

The 100 Public Spaces Programme is well on its way towards achieving the target of creating 100 new public spaces in London. It has already delivered radical improvements in Gillett Square, Barking Town Centre and Wembley, and is in negotiations to deliver a high quality public realm in places as diverse as Brixton and Exhibition Road. Given your manifesto commitment to deliver more pleasant, clean and open spaces, will you fully support this important project?

• Reference: 2008/1164
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Will you commit to fully supporting the work of Design for London, which is making London a better connected, more environmentally responsible and more attractive city?

• Reference: 2008/1163
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Barnet Council have been busy removing cycle parking facilities from their streets, claiming they are under-used. What are you going to do about boroughs such as Barnet that remove already existing cycle facilities and have a very low take up of TfL funding to promote cycling in their boroughs?

• Reference: 2008/1162
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Will you continue with the previous Mayor's plans to introduce a dozen radial cycling corridors for commuters into central London, including routes from Balham, Hackney and Uxbridge, to be agreed in consultation with the boroughs?

• Reference: 2008/1161
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

In order to be eligible to register a Fleet Account for the Congestion Charge, operators are currently required to register a minimum of 10 vehicles. If this was reduced, a number of smaller businesses would benefit from the reduced adminstration and flexibility that Fleet Accounts offer. Does the Mayor support such a reduction and will he take steps for it to be introduced as soon as possible?

• Reference: 2008/1160
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

The LEZ requirements will operate for many minibuses from October 2010. While this may give time for many voluntary organisations to replace or modify their vehicles, many will be unable to do so for reasons of lack of finance. Will you consider alternative ways forward such as providing financial assistance to such groups or extending the deadline for compliance of such vehicles?

• Reference: 2008/1159
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

In my recent survey of Lambeth & Southwark residents: · 85% wanted councils to be able to prevent development on gardens · 73% wanted councils to be able to prevent conversions of family homes to flats · 81% wanted councils to be able to prevent family homes being demolished and replaced by flats In answer to my question number 0549/2008 your predecessor set out a timetable for addressing these issues with changes to Supplementary Planning Guidance and the London Plan. Are you in favour of making changes to planning policy to provide additional protection to the character of residential areas...

• Reference: 2008/1158
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Recently released BTP figures show an 11% fall in crime on the London Underground and DLR in the last financial year with robbery down by 50%. You say you want to build on this success, what is your target for crime reduction on the tube and DLR this year?