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• Reference: 2008/0196
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

According to his latest Decision List, the Mayor spent £245,000 on the recent 'Light Bulb Amnesty' (£118,000 by the GLA and £127,000 by TfL). How much money was spent on marketing and publicity, and how much was spent on the light bulbs themselves?

• Reference: 2008/0198
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 30 January 2008

How many traditional light bulbs were exchanged in the 'Light Bulb Amnesty', and how were these disposed of?

• Reference: 2007/0261-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

Large parts of my constituency have no tube access and thus my constituents who commute are almost completely reliant on train travel. Does the Commissioner believe that South-West London is getting a fair deal on public transport and is Transport for London doing enough to help my constituents?

• Reference: 2006/1772
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 12 July 2006

In your Draft Alterations to the London Plan, the sub regions are heavily reliant upon new and upgraded transport links, can you please state how you expect the sub-regions to cope with the annual increase in housing/population when transport links such as Crossrail 1, the East London Line extension and upgrades to the underground will not be completed for a few years to come?

• Reference: 2006/0115-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 14 June 2006

Can you clarify the precise remits of the ODA and LDA?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

Thank you very much for that. I was deeply sorry to hear you repeat in your answer two questions ago to say that those people who will persist with CPOs will be politically motivated. I have no idea what `politically motivated' means in this context, and I would very much like an explanation from you on that. In relation to your brief and succinct answer to the principal question, does that mean that if the ODA come forward with a plan, a proposal ' and you have told us how much you are going to be supportive of the ODA...

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I understand that, but it is not inconceivable that something which is required for the Olympics that the ODA want will, in fact, be incompatible with the London Plan. Under those circumstances ' and you have already told me that the London Plan will have primacy ' will you call in something which the ODA proposes which is against the policies that you have set out in your London Plan?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

I was interested to hear you say that should the overrun exist or be bigger than you expect, you will go to Government and ask for a refund of taxes which they have levied on the Games and income generated by the Games. Why do you not now join our campaign to see that the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Gordon Brown) remits the VAT which is going to be levied on the lottery? That would be a very substantial sum of money up front, which will show the strength of the Government's contribution to funding the Olympics. You have already...

• Reference: 2005/0296-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How does the ODA powers as an Urban Development Corporation affect the rights of the public to object to planning applications? Is there any right of appeal against ODA decisions?

• Reference: 2005/0297-1
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How many units of housing will be constructed by the end of the Olympics? And how much will be transferred on as affordable housing?