• Reference: 2008/0056
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Do you oppose Arts Council England's decision to cut funding to the Pop-up Theatre?

• Reference: 2008/0055
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What progress has been made in providing charging points for electric bikes and vehicles and what are your future plans?

• Reference: 2008/0054
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Many London local authorities are currently engaged in estate refurbishments involving the installation of PVC windows. Given that it takes eight times more energy to make a PVC window than a timber window, that PVC windows generate 48% more waste than timber windows, and that dangerous chemicals are emitted during the production of PVC windows, will you urge all local authorities to favour timber windows over PVC, to amend their procurement policies, and to renegotiate contracts wherever possible?

• Reference: 2008/0053
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What level of subsidy do bus companies receive when buying diesel?

• Reference: 2008/0052
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

What are you doing to ensure King's College is able to secure the New Wing of Somerset House?

• Reference: 2008/0051
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Do you believe that only one month's notice for the Patient Support Drivers of University College Hospital London to gain a Public Carriage Office Licence is adequate, given that the licence costs £400 and that there is also a private medical required, at a cost of £60 - £130, which must be funded by each driver?

• Reference: 2008/0050
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

In response to questioning at the Metropolitan Police Authority, the Metropolitan Police Service has stated that the Traffic Operational Command Unit currently has a savings target which includes a reduction of 9 traffic police officers. Given that the Commissioner has recognised the priority of this work as frontline policing, will you continue to support the retention of these officers?

• Reference: 2008/0049
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

Is the Mayor aware that new legislation proposed by the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (the LLA and TfL No.2 Bill 2007) includes measures that would enable council officers to forcibly remove bicycles from locations such as railings without any warning and to charge people for their disposal? Given your opposition to previous proposals to permit the forcible removal of bikes from railings, and your desire to increase cycle use, will you ensure that cycles are excluded from the proposed legislation?

• Reference: 2008/0048
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

When are the Metropolitan Police Authority, London Development Agency, and Transport for London catering contracts due for renewal?

• Reference: 2008/0047
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

How could the Mayor's Strategic Walks Network be expanded to provide high quality walking paths across the capital, so that all Londoners live within one kilometre of at least one of the routes?