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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: 2005/2302
• 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: 2005/0491-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

The 2005 Health in London report highlights the fact that over 20% of young people in the five Olympic boroughs are not in full time education or employment. How will the Local Employment and Training Framework help these young people to access jobs and training? What programmes will be funded by the initial £9million announced on 1st November?

• Reference: 2005/0480-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

Can you update me on negotiations with the 37 businesses in my constituency that fall within the Lower Lea Valley, Olympic and Legacy Compulsory Purchase Order boundary?

• Reference: 2005/0481-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

What business support is being offered by the LDA to Olympic Zone businesses in my constituency?

• Reference: 2005/0482-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

Can you update me on discussions with the London borough of Hackney about upgrading facilities for users of East Marsh ahead of the Games?

• Reference: 2005/0483-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

Can you update me on your discussions with the London Borough of Hackney and with the travelers themselves on potential relocation sites?

• Reference: 2005/0484-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

If existing allotment holders move to a new site during the Olympics construction phase, will they be given the option to continue to use that site in the longer-term, to prevent the disruption of two relocations?