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• Reference: 2000/0428
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Your commissioned MORI poll on the partial privatisation of the Tube included a question on the merits of re-nationalising the national rail system. Is it really fully appropriate to spend Londoners' money on garnering political views on national political issues ?

• Reference: 2000/0430
• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Why does the Mayor believe that investing £60m will ensure that 1,050 more officers can be recruited by March 2002? .

• Reference: 2000/0437
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Will the Mayor ensure that the Draft Transport Strategy addresses the cultural and social needs of Londoners?

• Reference: 2000/0438
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Will the Mayor clarify how boroughs will qualify for a share of the £100m for work to ameliorate the impact of congestion charging?

• Reference: 2000/0439
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Does the Mayor support proposals for a satellite bus station at St James, Walthamstow? Will he, as chair of Transport for London, insist on rigid application of passenger capacity at a redeveloped Walthamstow Central bus station? .

• Reference: 2000/0440
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

When will the Mayor unveil the detail of his plans for bus routes, other than those in the London Bus Initiative, outside of Zone 1?

• Reference: 2000/0443
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

What does the Mayor hope to achieve in taking the Government to court over night flights and did he consider all interests before deciding to support this initiative?

• Reference: 2000/0444
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Does the Mayor support the principle of a pilot scheme in London whereby the police would keep a proportion of speeding fine income, evidence elsewhere being that this can help to finance enforcement, improve driver behaviour and save lives? .

• Reference: 2000/0445
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

4Can the Mayor justify in value for money terms the purchase and refurbishment of 31 clapped-out Routemaster buses? Is this not a case of Londoners subsidising his nostalgia for a bygone age, and an encouragement of inaccessible transport? .

• Reference: 2000/0446
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Is the Mayor intending that TfL purchase/lease a large office building at More London Bridge for its staff? If so, given that such a building will be charges at City rental values, is this a good investment of public money and will he be able to justify it in Value for Money terms?