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• Reference: 2005/2292
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I welcome the re-think by TfL on weekend running hours for the Underground because of the high number of workers who use the tube in its first hour of operation on a Sunday. Have you made an initial evaluation of the results of the stakeholder consultation that ended on 12th December? When would you expect the changes to be implemented?

• Reference: 2005/2295
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

My constituents in Chingford and Highams Park are often unable to buy tickets for the Chingford Line in the afternoon because the ticket offices are closed. I have received similar complaints about stations on the North London Line. The fact that these stations are frequently unstaffed is not only inconvenient for passengers, but it leaves them feeling unsafe. Would you agree with me that this is an unacceptable level of service?

• Reference: 2005/2454
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

TfL is threatening to withdraw the 350 bus route, which goes from Watford to Harrow, passing through Headstone Lane and Hatch End. This bus route is clearly seen as an important one by my constituents. At a recent consultation meeting on this bus route, TfL representatives agreed to consider further possibilities on retaining this much-needed route. What assurance can you give that this bus route will be retained?

• Reference: 2005/2458
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Now that the details of the Government Grant settlement have been unveiled, how does this affect your proposals for the London precept?

• Reference: 2005/2302
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I was heartened when you responded positively to my question raised on 15th December 2004 (ref:1765/2004) and joined me in pressing for the installation of CCTV at Wood Street Station, following a fatal stabbing. However, although funds of £0.8 million were pledged in TfL's London Rail Business Plan for 2005/6 to go to the rail operator ONE to improve customer security, no Customer Information screens or help points have been introduced at Wood Street Station and a defective light on the platform where the murder took place remains unreplaced. Will you use your influence to ensure that my constituents get...

• Reference: 2005/2311
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Further to my question 2099/2005 about the difficulties cyclists in Waltham Forest have been experiencing since Silverlink Train Operating Company imposed restrictions on them taking their bikes onto the Gospel Oak to Barking Line during peak hours, there have been new developments. Silverlink and TfL have put in a bid to provide 3 extra trains during peak hours, which is excellent news. Now that extra capacity has been created, would you support my call for cyclists to be allowed back on this line?

• Reference: 2005/2464
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What is your reaction to the Government consultation document on the proposed extension of mayoral responsibility? Do you agree that the Assembly also needs further powers to strengthen accountability?

• Reference: 2005/2465
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What message do you have for the trade unions that have strongly supported your election campaigns and are once again trying to hold London to ransom with threats of strikes over the Christmas and New Year period? What message do you have for the long-suffering travelling public over this period?

• Reference: 2005/2466
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What information have you received concerning potential delays in the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium?

• Reference: 2005/2467
• Question by: Bob Blackman
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What action are you taking with regard to the frequent signalling problems in the Neasden area, which drastically affects both the Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines?