• Reference: 2007/2668
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Will the Mayor of London speak with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner asking for more sympathetic behaviour by his police force at events, like the recent 'Human Rights Torch' event attended by Lord Avebury, Robert Evans MEP, Edward McMillan-Scott MEP and myself protesting against lack of Human Rights in China in the build up to the Beijing Olympics and will he ensue that in similar demonstrations the Metropolitan Police do not behave in a similar way to that of the Beijing Police?

• Reference: 2007/2666
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

A number of my constituents have raised grave concerns in relation to the traffic lights installed earlier on this year at the junction of Wickham Road/Orchard Avenue/Hartland Way by Shirley Library. My constituents do not understand why the positioning of the lights, when coming from West Wickham and turning right into Orchard Avenue, has been changed. Serious concerns over safety have been raised as, when cars advance forward and are waiting to turn right, drivers are unable to see any traffic lights (as there are now no backing lights in place). Therefore drivers are assuming that it is safe to...

• Reference: 2007/2663
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

The City of London London/Oxford Economics report (London's Place in the UK Economy 2007-08) calculates the London Deficit to be in the range £7-£17.8 billion. Does the Mayor think it is now time to reassess the calculation of £1-£7 billion made by GLA Economics in 2005 or does he believe that figure remains accurate today?

• Reference: 2007/2662
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Greater London is home to 12% of the UK population in less than 1% of the UK's total land area. Does the Mayor think it realistic for London to dispose of all its waste within its own boundaries?

• Reference: 2007/2661
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Who is responsible for the cost of repairs to the structure and plumbing of City Hall, the freeholder, More London or GLA? If the latter, how much have repairs to the building cost in each year since it was occupied by the GLA?

• Reference: 2007/2660
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Can the Mayor update us on the implementation costs of his half-price bus travel scheme? How many people have applied for the reduced travel cost scheme and how much is being spent on promoting it?

• Reference: 2007/2659
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Further to his answer to my question 2212/2007, can the Mayor confirm receipt of the expected first instalment on 11th October 2007 and the amount received?

• Reference: 2007/2658
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

What is the justification for paying the Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq £4500 for her recent appearance at a GLA event?

• Reference: 2007/2656
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

It is accepted that one of the main reasons for the failure of the Millennium Dome as a visitor attraction was its car exclusion zone. How would the Olympics succeed in making such an exclusion zone work, when the Dome - with better public transport facilities - failed?

• Reference: 2007/2655
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 14 November 2007

Can you give a guarantee to local residents that the bus garages in Waterden Road in the Olympic Zone will be suitably relocated, with no temporary reduction in local bus services?