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  • 60% Rise in Alcohol-related Crime

    • Reference: 2007/2916
    • Question by: Graham Tope
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    At the end of November, the Liberal Democrats group on the London Assembly revealed that alcohol-related crime in London has risen by 60% in the last 4 years. Of particular concern are the huge increases in alcohol-related violent crime, drug offences and thefts ' a concern to millions of Londoners. What is your reaction to these trends and what actions have you been taking to reverse them during your second term? Will you now consider making alcohol a central part of your health inequalities strategy and making one of your new Health Advisor appointments a role specifically tasked with tackling...
  • West End Theatres (2)

    • Reference: 2007/3099
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Would you support the possible use of public funds to support investment in West End Theatres, if venues came forward on a case by case basis with a acceptable business plan?
  • Retail/housing Regeneration

    • Reference: 2007/3101
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Has your office looked at the concept of greyfield sites that have been operating for sometime in the United States, possibly as a way of regenerating high streets without massive expense or upheavel through demolition and re-build?
  • MPS Use of Hire Cars

    • Reference: 2007/2895
    • Question by: Graham Tope
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    How much has the MPS spent on hire cars in each financial year since 2000/01 to date? What additional costs have been incurred in each of these years for failure to return vehicles in time, damages and any other penalties?
  • MPS/MPA Estate Strategy Consultations

    • Reference: 2007/2896
    • Question by: Graham Tope
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Liberal Democrats on the Metropolitan Police Authority have continually called on the Metropolitan Police to improve its public consultation on plans for the future of the police stations in London. Are you satisfied with the way in which the Metropolitan Police is conducting these borough consultations, especially in light of sums of money paid to consultants to assist them in doing so?
  • Wembley Stadium Travel (2)

    • Reference: 2007/3109
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What message do you have for the football fans severely inconvenienced travelling home after the England v Croatia game do not occur again?
  • Wembley Stadium Travel (2)

    • Reference: 2007/3110
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What discussions have you had with TFL over the transport infrastructure for future events at Wembley?
  • Wembley Stadium Travel (4)

    • Reference: 2007/3111
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Do accept that it is unacceptable to hold fans, including many young children, in the pouring rain and cold outside Wembley Station for up to two hours after the England V Croatia game? Will you discuss with TFL to ensure that plans are put into place to ensure that this does not happen again?
  • Gillian Gibbons

    • Reference: 2007/3112
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What is your reaction to the prison sentence passed on Gillian Gibbons in Sudan and what message does this have for Londoners who choose to go to the Sudan to work?
  • Chavez Referendum

    • Reference: 2007/3113
    • Question by: Bob Blackman
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What are the implications for future arrangements with oil deals or consultancy arrangements with Venezuela of the defeat for your friend Hugo Chavez in the referendum on increased power?