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• Reference: 2015/2495
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Is it possible to expand Heathrow Airport without having a negative effect on London's environment and the health of Londoners?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: Thank you, Sir Howard. I am just looking at the table on NPV and social benefits on page 147 [of the Airports Commission’s final report]. Without being economists, we are trying to grapple with the issue of calculating the benefits and costs and the negative and positive aspects of the proposal. While you say Gatwick is a feasible proposal, you are saying the economic benefits would be considerably smaller than Heathrow. If you look at the bottom line of the calculations you have done - and I accept there are a lot of variables in here...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: I just wanted to come in, if I may, Sir Howard, with a quick reaction to that comment. You have encapsulated a problem but you have it the wrong way around. You have said the problem is that TfL is trying to talk about growth that is not attributable to Heathrow. The problem is the other way around. Your projections are not taking account of the fact that all of those schemes that you have referred to there and that you are taking for granted will happen, like Crossrail 2, are actually being driven by the...

• Reference: 2005/0375-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2005

How has the Olympic decision affected plans for Crystal Palace Park and Sports Centre, what are your views of the plans and proposals about to be published by the LDA?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Looking at it in a more positive way, rather than a negative descriptive way, do you think that the Assembly's work and our own work not just on committees but as individual constituency Members could actually benefit sometimes from taking a more cohesive look at how to promote equality and have a more balanced outreach programme in relating to Londoners in all their diversity? The point I am putting to you is that we seem to be very well developed on the core GLA side and much less systematic in terms of promoting equalities through our outreach work on the...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

Since the Assembly costs Londoners £8 million, do you think that significant resource should be subject to some sort of equalities review?

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 January 2005

As I think we would all agree, you said there is actually quite a tight mechanism of control in place not just for charity events but for a whole range of bookings and use of facilities at City Hall when they essentially involve a mayoral mandate or a mayoral activity. The GLA Act does give all of us, including the Assembly, some imperative to seek to promote equality of opportunity in London. How do you therefore compare the Assembly's relative lack of control in terms of our activity with not-for-profit organisations and the voluntary sector and your own activity? Do...

• Reference: 2004/0169-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

Can you please list the partnership boards, regeneration and community projects in Southwark, which have received LDA funding since 2000? Please identify sums and organisation by name.

• Reference: 2004/0065-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

A new local constituent has contacted me about their very real concerns about poor road safety in the area of Southwark around Borough and London Bridge tube stations. He told me 'I am very surprised at the lack of green/red man crossings at many very busy roads. Especially now that it is getting dark earlier again, and is thus dark during the evening rush hour, I'm certainly finding walking home quite dangerous at times.' I've contacted Southwark Council about this; they reported that there had been 112 accidents in the last 36 months, just around Borough tube; and 12 just...

• Reference: 2004/0047-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Often cycle lanes are along single yellow lines, which then become preferred parking lanes in the evening. Also many cycle lanes stop suddenly, leaving cyclists stranded on pavements or on busy roads. To guarantee the safety of cyclists, lanes need to become 24hrs and continuous. Have you looked at introducing 24 hour cycle lanes on principal cycle routes?" .