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• Reference: 2001/0836
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Will the Mayor lobby central Government to incorporate the London LSCs into the LDA family? .

• Reference: 2001/0842
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

What will you be doing to encourage support for and promote the European Year of disabled people in 2003? .

• Reference: 2001/0846
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Do you agree with the government's decision to reject the Thames Safety Inquiry recommendation to have a single authority responsible for search and rescue on the Thames? .

• Reference: 2001/0850
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Are you satisfied that adequate staffing will be available for public transport in London over the Christmas period to cope with the increased passenger demand? .

• Reference: 2001/0847
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Do you think ecstasy testing in London nightclubs is a good idea? .

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Do you agree with the new policy of the Liberal Democrats to declassify ecstasy from a class A to a class B drug? Estimates vary, but probably 500,000 young people take ecstasy on a Friday or Saturday night. It does not do any harm whatsoever to most of them. The overall number of deaths due to ecstasy is thought to be around 80, although that is obviously slightly imprecise, so many of these clubbers do not see it as something dangerous. It is rather strange that it is in the same class as heroin, which clearly would do them harm...

• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 19 December 2001

Are you aware of the report by European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions, which carried out ecstasy testing schemes in different European countries, and drew the conclusions that testing not only helps consumer awareness but also provides a chance for education and counselling for drugs users who traditionally ignore outreach programmes and fall into the hard-to-reach category; and that regular testing will help scientific research and police information by providing information about consumer trends?

• Reference: 2001/0752
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 21 November 2001

Are you confident that the extra financial support you have committed to the Wembley project will secure it as the national football stadium? .

• Reference: 2001/0749
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 21 November 2001

Do deaf people have a direct role in the decision making process and are there any deaf people directly serving on any GLA stakeholder groups, committees and functional bodies? .

• Reference: 2001/0750
• Question by: Louise Bloom
• Meeting date: 21 November 2001

How can the Mayor use his influence to improve access for deaf people to GPs, surgeries, hospitals and for emergency services? .