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• Reference: 2013/0012-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Given the windfall gains that land and property owners benefit from when transport infrastructure is built, could a tax on those gains help pay for the infrastructure?

• Reference: 2013/0013-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Darren Johnson (Chair): We then move to item 4, which is the question and answer session on the London Finance Commission (LFC) and we welcome Professor Tony Travers, the Chair of that Commission, to answer questions. Each group has a lead-off question, but we will begin with a brief opening statement from Professor Travers.

• Reference: 2012/0218-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

Should we shift the balance of taxation in London from income to wealth, for example with a land value tax?

• Reference: 2003/0351
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What more needs to be done to reduce domestic violence? .

• Reference: 2003/0353
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

In a recent survey of older people, Age Concern found that nearly half of over 75s are afraid to leave their home at night. What kind of out reach programmes does the Met have for helping to tackle this fear, bearing in mind that the chance of being a victim of crime decreases as one gets older? .

• Reference: 2003/0405
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What is the timetable for reaching the target of 59% of safety camera offences turned into fines paid? .

• Reference: 2003/0408
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Do you think that the MPA should adopt an objective of a cultural shift in the attitude to speeding, with a reduction across the London road network in the proportion of people breaking the law; .

• Reference: 2003/0352
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

A recent survey by Age Concern showed that 66% of older people report crime while 60% would like more information about crime prevention schemes. What programmes do the Met have to get older people involved in crime prevention? .

• Reference: 2003/0401
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

What plans does the Commissioner have to ensure adequate officers are working to combat the sale of illegally felled timber, particularly now that broadleaved mahogany has been listed on Appendix II of CITES, making it illegal to import it into the UK without a license, and therefore illegal to sell it in the UK? .

• Reference: 2003/0402
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 10 December 2003

Why is the MPA priority on road safety, not being backed up by additional resources to fill the seventy longstanding vacancies in the ranks of the traffic divsion? .