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• 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...

• Reference: 2007/2863
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Could you please provide an update of progress on the Cross River tram?

• Reference: 2007/2864
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What is being done to ensure that Olympic construction workers have on-site healthy and sustainable food options?

• Reference: 2007/2865
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What work is being done to ensure that local food and catering businesses are benefiting from the construction phase of the Olympics?

• Reference: 2007/2866
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Will you commit yourself, your staff, and your guests (non-IOC), to using public transport (or cycling and walking) when travelling to the 2012 Olympics?

• Reference: 2007/2867
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Why is the low emissions standard for the procurement of Olympic vehicles in 2012 the same as many vehicles already being purchased by large numbers of Londoners? Do you believe that this standard will help to push the environmental agenda forward?

• Reference: 2007/2868
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

On average, what proportion of the food and drinks served at recent summer Olympics came from the official food and drink sponsors? What proportion came from small/medium sized food and drink suppliers?

• Reference: 2007/2869
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Are you aware that the amount spent on police overtime in the last year by the Metropolitan Police Service is enough to pay for 80% of London's Safer Neighbourhood Teams? Do you find it surprising that despite an increase of over 8,500 uniformed staff since 2000, the police are still spending this amount on overtime? Will you talk to the Commissioner about the excessive policing of public demonstrations, which accounts for much of this overtime bill?

• Reference: 2007/2870
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can you update us on the use of diagonal pedestrian crossings in London?

• Reference: 2007/2871
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can you outline the scale of this year's activity by TfL and the Metropolitan Police against drink driving at Xmas? Can you provide figures for the number of people tested for drink driving and the number found guilty, during each of the last four years?