• Reference: 2008/0157
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Residents in the adjacent block of flats have complained to me that bus drivers on the W5 bus route often leave their engines running and park at the far end of the new bus turnaround table in Sainsburys , Harringey Green Lanes thereby causing noise and other nuisance. Could you please investigate this and ensure that drivers do not park in front of this housing and always turn their engines off whilst waiting?

• Reference: 2008/0156
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What do you believe would be the effect of abolishing your affordable housing targets?

• Reference: 2008/0155
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Do you support the recommendations of the recent report , 'Supporting excellence in the arts - from measurement to judgement', by Sir Brian McMaster and published by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport? What can your office do to help implement these recommendations?

• Reference: 2008/0153
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

There is growing concern about gang-related knife and gun crime, particularly involving young people. What do you intend to do about addressing this serious problem?

• Reference: 2008/0152
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Crime levels have again fallen across London for the fifth year in succession. What are the main reasons for this?

• Reference: 2008/0151
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Rush Hours trains at Streatham Common and Gipsy Hill, West Norwood and Streatham Hill stations are overloaded, and yet are only usually 8 car trains. I am told that increasing the capacity of trains through these two busy routings to 10 cars would require physical works at the West Norwood station and Streatham Common. Will you please ensure that TfL Rail communicate to Network Rail the importance and urgency of carrying out this work?

• Reference: 2008/0150
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Will you publish the written representations you have made against the Arts Councils proposals to cut the grants of London based theatre organisations?

• Reference: 2008/0149
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What has been the reaction of London Councils to your proposals to seek planning powers to protect gardens from inappropriate developments?

• Reference: 2008/0148
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Does the Mayor consider it to be the responsibility of the MPS or of TfL/TOCU to tackle regular incidences of drug dealing in bus shelters? What priority do you give to this issue?

• Reference: 2008/0147
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Further to an oral question to the last MQT about noise nuisance from private flights from City Airport I should clarify that private flights are subject to the same noise and CAA regulatory regime as commercial flights but that it appears that the variety of private jets and the practices of their pilots often push at the boundaries of the rules, both in terms of flight paths and engine noise, causing extra nuisance to local residents. While City Airport are aware of this problem, and use their powers and persuasion to encourage good practice, the nuisance from a single 'rogue'...