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• Reference: 2003/2322
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Do you share the concern of myself and hundreds of residents over the proposed closure of four post offices in Hampstead and the downgrading of the Marchmont Street Post Office in Bloomsbury into a franchised sub-Post Office? What is your general view of the programme of closures by the Post Office which is hitting the service available to many Londoners? .

• Reference: 2003/2323
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Will you join me in supporting calls by residents in Hampstead Town, which has seen an alarming spate of armed robberies recently, for CCTV to be installed in the area to help tackle deter these attacks and bring the criminals to justice? .

• Reference: 2003/2324
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

In evidence to the Transport Committee, the Metropolitan Police have stated that road humps impede their response to emergency calls, encourage drivers to speed up in between them, and damage police vehicles. This is in addition to the evidence from the Ambulance Service that humps cause over 500 deaths a year. Do you accept that this impairment of London's emergency services poses a serious danger to Londoners which must be tackled? .

• Reference: 2003/2325
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

You will have been in receipt of the petition, signed by over 1000 residents, which I presented to the Assembly demanding that TfL withhold funds from the Borough of Camden for the instillation of Road Humps in Camden Town West. A survey of residents in that area has now shown 82% of respondents against Camden's proposals. Will you now take action to prevent the instillation of these unwanted humps? .

• Reference: 2003/2326
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Do you accept the arguments against road humps such as those I have set out are genuine concerns, or do you agree with Lord Harris, who has stated that those who raise these concerns are playing politics? .

• Reference: 2003/2327
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Do you not agree that, rather than introducing more and more bus routes for which there is sometimes little demand, it would be better to focus on improving the reliability of existing services, such as the 268 in my constituency, about which I have had many complaints? .

• Reference: 2003/2328
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

I have had many complaints from constituents about the level of service they have received from London Buses Customer Services. Complaints about standards of service are reportedly not acknowledged, and little or no action taken. In the light of their failure to deal with repeated complaints, can you tell me what action is currently taken in response to customer complaints, and will you intervene to demand this service improves? .

• Reference: 2003/2329
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Whilst welcoming the recent grant from the LDA to support the jewellery industry in Hatton Garden, do you not accept that what is harming their trade most is your Congestion Charge? .

• Reference: 2003/2330
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

I understand that it is not possible to top up Oyster cards at mainline railway stations in London. Is this the case, and if so, will you take action to ensure this ability is extended to them for the convenience of Londoners? .

• Reference: 2003/2331
• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

You recently pledged to save routemaster buses. On which routes do these still operate, and what is the lifespan of these vehicles? .