• Reference: 2007/2813
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can you summarise the cash or other contributions offered to date by various business and other stakeholders towards the costs of Crossrail? Where an agreement in principle has been made what are your assumptions about the amount offered? What undertaking was entered into regarding the offer made by the Corporation of London and from what sources do you understand this will be funded? If any of those promises fail to materialise what risk will that place on Crossrail?

• Reference: 2007/2812
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Following from question 2511/2007, has London Councils adopted any position to date on the London Living Wage? Are estimates available of the number of London local government direct or contracted employees who are paid below the LLW? Please can you explain more about the GLA's engagement work with the London Boroughs to encourage them to implement the LLW? What progress has been made so far?

• Reference: 2007/2811
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

The British Transport Police Authority have raised concerns over funding for transport security for the 2012 Olympics. Will you press the Government to fund rail policing from the "security pot" for the Games?

• Reference: 2007/2809
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

I have been very distressed to see the trouble which wheelchair users and the frail suffer to get a taxi either into or near City Hall. City Hall is reasonably accessible internally but getting in and out of the More London Bridge site is clearly a nightmare for disabled visitors. The signage is poor and security staff do not know what the rules are or what our policy is. Can you please ensure the Chief Executive gives priority to sorting this out with More London Bridge? Do you think a member of our facilities staff should be designated as a...

• Reference: 2007/2808
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Do you share my concern that fast commuter trains may not after all be stopping at Stratford from 2009, but may only stop there when a larger part of Stratford City has been built? Will you use your office to pressure against this outcome?

• Reference: 2007/2807
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can the Mayor offer reassurance to commuters and residents in my constituency that the underpass between the Victoria Line and the bus station at Walthamstow Central, now opened after a very significant overrun, will have step-free access via the new lifts sooner than the six months currently estimated for an electricity sub-station to become operational in order to power them?

• Reference: 2007/3122
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Please can the Mayor provide the calculations on which he based his assertion that six new jobs in London would pay for the recent trip to India.

• Reference: 2007/3120
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Given his opposition to a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow and his opposition to City Airport, is the Mayor confident that Londoners support his objective of restricting their ability to fly from London airports?

• Reference: 2007/3101
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Has your office looked at the concept of greyfield sites that have been operating for sometime in the United States, possibly as a way of regenerating high streets without massive expense or upheavel through demolition and re-build?

• Reference: 2007/3099
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Would you support the possible use of public funds to support investment in West End Theatres, if venues came forward on a case by case basis with a acceptable business plan?