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• Reference: 2005/2290
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What is your reply to any Borough who may be considering stalling planned investments in solid waste management and recycling in their Borough because they believe that the SWA will take the responsibility off their capital programmes shortly? Are we in danger of progress being blighted in this crucial area whilst institutional changes are being made?

• Reference: 2005/2310
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

A constituent has complained to me about the P13 and 201 buses. She regularly tries to use these buses, alighting at the West Dulwich stop travelling towards Streatham, at about 3.45/4pm Monday - Friday. Her average wait, with a small child, is 30 minutes. Often it is longer and on occasion, after a 30 - 40 minute wait, they are unable to get on the bus because it's full. This route serves 3 primary schools and two secondary schools, further along the route is another primary school. Why was the service recently cut (the P13 used to be every 15...

• Reference: 2005/2401
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Will the Mayor instruct Transport for London to ensure that all bus services in the vicinity of the Princess Royal University Hospital enter the site to drop off and pick up patients?

• Reference: 2005/2298
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

From your consideration of this planning application can you please tell me A) How much Tesco paid for buying the Ice Rink and other landholdings? B) How much they are planning to contribute to the development of a new Ice Rink and leisure centre? C) What is the latest estimate of the total costs of the redevelopment of the Ice Rink/Leisure centre? D) How is Lambeth Council planning to fund this gap?

• Reference: 2005/2309
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I can see from your initial comments on the Clapham Park regeneration outline planning application that you and your planning advisers are very positive about the planning and design of the proposed redevelopment of the estate. However I am confused as to why - against the advice of Tell, Lambeth Council are apparently insisting on fundamental redesigning at this late stage to impose a two wide straight roads through the estate, creating a large cross roads in the middle? Do you agree that this is very old style planning thinking, which will cause car traffic problems, a danger of speeding...

• Reference: 2005/2316
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Do you think that the existence of Permitted Development Regulations which have allowed Southern Railways to build a large industrial scale development overlooking the houses on Sternhold Avenue without any planning application process or environmental impact assessment, are consistent with the Mayors ability to enforce the London Plan? Should these regulations, which are abused by Southern Railways, be removed, forcing large-scale developments to apply through the normal planning application process?

• Reference: 2005/2317
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Will the LDA be supporting the Destination Brixton promotion of the cultural industries in Brixton as part of its Cultural industries programme?

• Reference: 2005/2395
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Can you confirm if residents of the London Borough of Hackney will be entitled to receive free passes to some Olympic events staged within the Borough? If so, will this privilege be extended to other London boroughs in which events are being staged? Will residents in areas outside London in which events are being staged also benefit from the same privilege?

• Reference: 2005/2396
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Could the Mayor comment on the practicality of Londoners being able to renew their Freedom Passes once every 4 years rather than the present 2 year limit? It has been suggested that such a move could potentially save costs on administration, distribution and hiring of buildings.

• Reference: 2005/2398
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How much has the LDA spent on costs associated with the MIPIM conference, broken down by each year (including the 2003 & 2005 conferences previously asked about in MQTs) that the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or functional body and GLA officers have attended? What costs were also borne by the organisers?