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• 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?

• Reference: 2005/2399
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Have there been any quantifiable benefits as a direct result of attendance at the MIPIM conference?

• Reference: 2005/2400
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I understand that the Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust is in the process of writing to Mayor Livingstone to invite him to the Princess Royal University Hospital to see for himself how the lack of adequate access by public transport is impacting on patient care. Will the Mayor confirm that he will visit the hospital to witness at first hand the difficulties patients experience in accessing the site? The Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough is one of the major hospitals for Bromley and South East London. Access by public transport is limited with the majority of bus services stopping on...

• Reference: 2005/2402
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Will TfL investigate placing traffic signals on the A21 at the entrance to the Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley, to ensure that access to and egress from the site is improved?

• Reference: 2005/2403
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What is the legal position as regards the liability of staff of diplomatic missions in London to pay the Congestion Charge, in light of the long established principle that embassies, diplomats and their property are immune from taxes? They do of course pay tax on the purchase of goods and services however. Could the Mayor expand on whether he considers the congestion charge to be a tax or a charge for a service?

• Reference: 2005/2404
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I have been in correspondence with Transport for London for some months now concerning the noise and vibration caused by Volvo buses using Chepstow Road, W2. Transport for London has assured me that the faults on the exhausts of these buses have been eradicated, and that they are in discussion with Volvo to ensure that the problem does not reoccur in the future. Unfortunately, it would seem that the problem has not been solved, as I am still receiving complaints that the noise and vibration caused by the buses is excessive. Engineers who tested the buses originally found that the...

• Reference: 2005/2405
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Are you aware that Labour Hammersmith and Fulham Council has come out and opposed the Congestion Charge Western Extension? Can you think why this might be? Could it be that they are worried about how electorally unpopular the policy is?

• Reference: 2005/2407
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Does the Mayor believe that the decision to reject the plans for the Olympic aquatic centre is just the tip of a potential iceberg in relation to additional costs to the construction of the Olympic village?

• 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?