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• Reference: 2003/2369
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Have you undertaken any negotiations with the Strategic Rail Authority or with the train operating companies over the possibility of funding British Transport Police patrols on overground rail trains and stations? .

• Reference: 2003/2370
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What is your response to the survey by the Simon Hughes campaign conducted on Oxford Street during a typical weekday lunchtime, which recorded that of 200 buses surveyed: ·The emptiest bus route carried less than 3.5% of its capacity ·The average off-peak lunchtime bus had 49 empty seats ·The fullest bus routes fill less than half of their capacity. Do you believe this operation is sustainable in view of the projected £565 million deficit for Transport for London? .

• Reference: 2003/2371
• Question by: Sally Hamwee
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Why is the Londoner now being distributed at tube stations when this was not part of the original contract? .

• Reference: 2003/2372
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Can you explain why London Underground intend to close the fixed stairway at King's Cross underground station between the booking hall and the Victoria line platforms, thus making it inaccessible to blind passengers with guide dogs? .

• Reference: 2003/2373
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What were the costs to the Public Cab Office of the Transport Research Laboratory review of the Conditions of Fitness for London black cabs? What were their legal costs in unsuccessfully trying to resist demands for the TRL review to be made public? .

• Reference: 2003/2374
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What is TfL's definition of running a good service on the Underground, in view of their persistent announcements to that effect, which intrude into the daily misery of most commuters? .

• Reference: 2003/2375
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Given your declared candidacy in seeking re-election, why are you not openly declaring contributions made to support your political activity as other candidates are required to do under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000? .

• Reference: 2003/2376
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Why is London slipping down the league table of Britain's Best Cities? According to independent research among employers by OMIS it has dropped from overall second place in 2001 to fourth today, scoring among the worst in unemployment, ease of access for staff, operating costs and crime. .

• Reference: 2003/2377
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

What does the Mayor understand by `good" service on the Underground? How does this differ from a `normal" service? .

• Reference: 2003/2378
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Why are undertakers not exempt from the congestion charge? .