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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: 2005/2483
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Has the Mayor made any progress in persuading the government to change its stated policy of loading any overspend on the 2012 Olympics onto LOndon council tax, which the Mayor has quite rightly pointed out cannot bear this liability?

• 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: 2005/2480
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Does the Mayor agree that the City of London Police were right to request mobile phone networks to be shut down in the small area around Aldgate station on 7th July, before they were aware of the Met's decision not to request a general shutdown of the networks?

• Reference: 2005/2484
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Can the Mayor please give an update on the number of deals now agreed with Marshgate Lane businesses and the progress of the Compulsory Purchase procedure for the rest?

• Reference: 2005/0590-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

Can the LDA confirm that no Marshgate Lane business has attempted to negotiate a deal based on the value that the land is likely to command (ie four or five times greater than the current market value of the premises) once it has been acquired by the LDA?