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• Reference: 2000/0416
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

In 1999, more people were diagnosed HIV+ than in any year since 1985. During the same period, the funding and resourcing of support centres was drastically cut by both Government, Health Authorities and local authorities, leading to the closure of many established centres across London. The government also failed to promote any nation-wide preventive campaign. The funding that was available was not confirmed or distributed until October of 1999, 6 months late, causing deep anxiety and financial pressure in voluntary organisations. Which of the Mayor's policies will be applied to ensure that the pandemic is not ignored in London; that...

• Reference: 2000/0417
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Does the Mayor support the expunging, both pictorially and in the written word of Christmas from the Greater London Authority's Christmas cards which are sent in celebration of an important religious festival?

• Reference: 2000/0455
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Londoners welcome the initiative to improve police numbers in the capital and have noted the Mayor's promise of 1,050 additional officers in financial year 2001/2002. It is noted that the Home Secretary, through the Crime Reduction Fund, is providing up to £38 million to recruit and train 800 of these additional officers. Why does the Mayor wish to increase taxation on Londoners by £60 million to recruit 250 officers? .

• Reference: 2000/0371
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

Does the Mayor support the suggestion that he, together with members of the Assembly and the Advisory Cabinet, should be subjected to random testing for hard drugs and substances likely to impair their judgment?"

• Reference: 2000/0280
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Who should have precedence cyclists or pedestrians?

• Reference: 2000/0306
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Can you please explain what you mean by the following terms, as expressed in the Evening Standard on 9 October ? a) `Badly designed and unattractive buildings' b) `High quality design and management' c) `Landmark buildings that deliver benefits' d) `Good cause uses'

• Reference: 2000/0211
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 September 2000

Following your decision to support th extra costs incurred in this project, can you say how much the total cost will be and which of your transport initiatives will be sacrificed to compensate for the lost money?

• Reference: 2000/0199
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 27 July 2000

What lessons does the Mayor draw from the murder of Sarah Payne for the safety of children in London?

• Reference: 2000/0157
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 27 July 2000

Is the Mayor satisfied that Transport for London and London Buses are sufficiently responsive to the developing and changing needs of schools to transport pupils and, in particular, whether he is satisfied that the response to the needs of the Jewish Free School when it relocates to Brent in 2002 is as flexible as it should be?

• Reference: 2000/0073
• Question by: Toby Harris
• Meeting date: 29 June 2000

Whether, in his view, his comments to the Evening Standard on the issue of the compensation payments that should be made by the Metropolitan Police to the Lawrence family breach his undertakings not to intervene in matters concerning the Metropolitan Police without prior discussion with myself or the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and, if not, why not?