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• Reference: 2006/0519-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Would you agree with me that a campaign to decrease anti-social behaviour on buses and trams, for instance playing music out loud on mobile phones, would be most effective if posters were displayed on buses and trams as well as at stops, shelters and stands?

• Reference: 2006/0520-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

At Mayor's Question Time on 15 November the Mayor stated that TfL would be amending regulations so that PCSOs could enforce rules banning people from playing music out loud on buses. Could you elaborate on this and let me know when this change will come into force?

• Reference: 2006/0521-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

One of my constituents, Yvonne Levy, tells me that there is a huge barrier to buying an annual Travelcard at a student discount rate. "It is a Catch 22 sort of situation in which the student has to get a student card or an official letter confirming his/her student status from his university before applying for a student Oyster card. This is normally not achieved until after term starts - usually some time in October. Then a form has to be filled in and sent off to await the arrival of the Oyster card. Only then can he/she proceed to...

• Reference: 2006/0522-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

What plans are there to develop the Clipper riverboat service from Greenland Pier down to Greenwich and up to Savoy (Embankment)? How do TfL plan to make better use of the river for public transport?

• Reference: 2006/0523-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

Further to a query from my constituent Maria Black, can you tell me whether TfL are planning any kind of educational strategies to make people respect public transport more and to reduce anti-social behaviour on public transport?

• Reference: 2006/0524-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 06 December 2006

My constituent Jane Grant has raised with me the issue of audio-visual advertising on buses. She finds these very irritating - much like music played out loud on buses. How many routes carry audio-visual advertising? Do TfL plan to reduce or remove the use of these in the future?

• Reference: 2006/2226
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

What are your views on bus company proposals to charge the police for retrieval of CCTV footage?

• Reference: 2006/2229
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

A report in the South London Press (6 Oct 06) suggests that bus companies may start to charge the police £50 per hour for the retrieval of CCTV footage. What would be the financial impact of such a charge?

• Reference: 2006/2240
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

What message do you have for the people of Lambeth and Southwark who are both shocked and frightened by the spate of recent shootings? Do you believe that the Met are adequately targeting this crime in South London? What steps are you taking to focus resources on tackling gun crime?

• Reference: 2006/2241
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 18 November 2006

What impact do you estimate that the proposed Cross River tram scheme have on the income levels of Peckham and Coldharbour ward residents ?