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• Reference: 2002/0152-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 October 2002

How many London local authorities have contracts with Transport for London for the maintenance of adopted TfL roads? Please would you name these local authorities and state whether these local authorities previously had a maintenance contract for such roads with the Government Office for London? .

• Reference: 2002/0577
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 18 September 2002

Can you confirm what monitoring has been done, or is due to take place, on the effect of the Congestion Charge on the New Covent Garden Market Authority? There is concern by the traders and the Market Authority that the charge will have an adverse impact on access to the Market, and also to the day to day work of the traders as so many of them have to access customers within the charging zone? Because of the roadworks in Vauxhall Cross, any data that has been collected prior to Congestion Charging on journey times, will be irrelevant. Will you...

• Reference: 2002/0578
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 18 September 2002

Further to the recent mains water burst on the A3/A205 West Hill, Wandsworth, concern has been raised on the time it took to respond to the flooding emergency. The only resource supplied to mitigate the flooding of properties affected by the burst main was sandbags supplied by the local authority, who no longer have maintenance responsibility for this road. It appears that in emergency situations, there is a significant decrease for the residents of Wandsworth in the speed and quality of response than that previously provided by the local authority on Tfl roads. Can you clarify what contractual conditions are...

• Reference: 2002/0579
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 18 September 2002

Has the Mayor instigated action in the courts against the organisers of the Al-Muhajiroun rally who ignored his ban on the rally taking place in Trafalgar Square? .

• Reference: 2002/0581
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 18 September 2002

There is an omission in the London plan which is that you have not addressed the residential institutions C2 Class order which moves the change of use to a nature of use, which is very different from its present use. That is, that a residential home for elderly people could be changed without planning permission to an institution which would house difficult and dangerous offenders, thus leaving many vulnerable communities without safeguards and without consultation on the change of use. Will you lobby Government that permission for such a change of use should be obtained? .

• Reference: 2002/0531
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 18 September 2002

How many meetings have you had with the Prime Minister or the Home Secretary with regard to contingency planning for London, and how many COBRA meetings have you attended? .

• Reference: 2002/0296
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Has the phasing of traffic lights at junctions in Central London been altered from 10 seconds to 6 seconds and if so what was the reason for the change of timing? .

• Reference: 2002/0297
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

· Is the Mayor aware that residents of Wandsworth have to suffer from continual traffic congestion on Battersea Park Road and Nine Elms Lane leading to Vauxhall Cross. Even on a Sunday the traffic jams are as though it's a Friday evening rush hour. Can the Mayor explain why this should be and what steps are being taken to resolve this? .

• Reference: 2002/0298
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

It is evident to the residents of Wandsworth that the increased delays on Battersea Park Road, Nine Elms Lane and Wandsworth Road is leading to angry and frustrated drivers who ry to gain some advantage. Can the Mayor tell us what proposals he has to resolve this dangerous and unacceptable situation? .

• Reference: 2002/0299
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 16 July 2002

Is it the case that the traffic signal system at Vauxhall Cross has been set to give the impression that the scheme on Vauxhall Cross can cope with traffic when in fact the traffic is being forced to queue on the roads leading to it? .