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• Reference: 2004/0164-1
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 17 March 2004

What is the LDA doing to assist in the regeneration of small pockets of deprivation hidden in more affluent boroughs? .

• Reference: 2004/0068-1
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Have officers been set clear guidance and standards in providing helpful and accurate advice to customers who appeal against Congestion Charge Penalty Fines? Are you happy that the appeals procedure is running as smoothly and as well as you would like? .

• Reference: 2004/0053-1
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What consideration has TfL given to promoting a citywide partnership to improve road safety across London? .

• Reference: 2004/0054-1
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What progress has been made on proposal 4G.22 contained the Mayor's Transport Strategy, which commits to working with TfL to establish and investment programme to implement new signing initiatives .

• Reference: 2004/0055-1
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What work is being undertaken to establish the impact that bad street nameplate maintenance has on people with visual impairments? Are there any plans to sample the quality of street nameplate across London? .

• Reference: 2004/0056-1
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What is being done to assess the impact that bad street nameplate design, positioning and maintenance has on emergency vehicles responding to emergency calls? .

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

I totally agree with you and everyone around this table would say it is a very difficult contract, but actually answering the phone, following procedure notes, getting people being nice to them and giving the right information over the phone is something that is not difficult. It should have settled down now. That is not the case. This is basic stuff about customer care. That is something that Capita, or any contractor, or even TfL, should be able to deal with, and we should not run away from the idea. It is about management; and it is about how do...

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Can I just clarify? The issue is lack of knowledge of the staff dealing with the issues. It is not just Capita, but also in the appeals process outside that. The poor standards of customer care, which are becoming so obvious now, of trying to get through. This is not something to give a few months to; this is something that has been there from the beginning. There is no excuse for poor customer care. We have heard it earlier in terms of some " not all " of our bus drivers. It is a real issue, because it does...

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Thank you, Mr Mayor. If only the staff had that knowledge that you have. We have got numerous complaints and enquiries from our constituents and others who have contacted us, and no doubt others have, in terms of how they are contacted, what advice they have been given, not just in call centres in the normal day-to-day stuff about Congestion Charging but about penalties and those who want to pay. Those who want to pay. There is a real problem here, and I would really want to gauge whether you think there is a real problem, in terms of what...

• Reference: 2003/0311
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

With rising land values in London, what contingency funding is available to support increasing costs associated with identified, prioritized and necessary infrastructure projects, such as station improvements, that will enhance the Olympic bid? .