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• Reference: 2008/1468
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Will you direct that housing stock owned by the GLA and its functional bodies should be used wherever possible as social housing?

• Reference: 2008/1469
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

What action is the Mayor and TfL taking or planning to take to promote the reduction in use of diesel trains operating local rail services throughout London? What are you planning to do to promote an increase in the number of regional and longer distance rail services, both freight and passenger, using electric traction to reduce CO2 and other emissions and promote sustainable power?

• Reference: 2008/1470
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

What progress is the Mayor and TfL making to develop and promote the 'London Rail' network, following on from the initial success of TfL's take over of the 'London Overground' routes?

• Reference: 2008/1471
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Can the Mayor set out a timetable for delivering the remainder of the London Rail Network to London Overground standards, ie to accept Oyster Pay As You Go and provide services, ideally every 15 minutes and not less than 20 minute intervals, at most times every day? What is TfL doing to achieve this?

• Reference: 2008/1472
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 16 July 2008

Will you consider altering the London Plan to include targets for affordable shop units available to small independent retailers who are often priced out of high street and other retail developments?

• Reference: 2008/1147
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Do you support the campaign that all workers in London should receive the London living wage? Are you committed to ensuring that all employees within the GLA family receive the London living wage? Will you continue the campaign to persuade all employers to pay the London living wage?

• Reference: 2008/1186
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

Do you agree with the Chief Executive of First Group, Moir Lockhead, that the routemaster is 'not the answer ' for London's bus network and that ' We need to look at a completely new vehicle to fill modern needs'?

• Reference: 2008/1187
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

As Mayor of London do you agree with Assembly Member Brian Coleman, who has again recently stated in a newspaper interview that Haringey is 'ghastly'?

• Reference: 2008/1188
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

At MQT on 21 May 2008 you stated that you will pay for the new routemaster, in part, by scrapping the 500 hybrid buses. You also stated that you were appalled that London buses were not more environmentally friendly? How do you reconcile these two views? What greener buses are you to introduce, what is their cost and when will they start operating?

• Reference: 2008/1189
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 18 June 2008

At MQT on 21 May 2008 you stated that your new routemaster would not have a traditional conductor. Can you clarify exactly what role would these new staff have and how much they would cost?