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  • Expansion of Heathrow

    • Reference: 2007/2915
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Given the economic arguments put forward by the government for the expansion of Heathrow, will you commission the GLA's economists to conduct an impact assessment to identify the negative economic impacts to Londoners if expansion were to go ahead and highlight the benefits of alternatives such as rail for short-haul, so that a fully rounded picture is available?"
  • 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...
  • Waste Management

    • Reference: 2007/2962
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    In view of your statement that "current arrangements for managing waste in London clearly aren't working" (November report to Assembly), what are you doing to work more constructively with the boroughs within the legislative parameters now set by your government?
  • 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?
  • Environmental Standards

    • Reference: 2007/2909
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Do you agree that private developers ought to be compelled to meet the same tough environmental standards and timetable as housing associations to level the playing field and ensure that both could meet the Decent Environmental Standard by 2016?
  • Recycling investment

    • Reference: 2007/2910
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    How much investment was made in improving recycling in London for 2006/7? Please provide the figures for the GLA family and the London Boroughs.
  • Landfill

    • Reference: 2007/2911
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    How much did each London Borough spend on sending waste to landfill in 2006/7?
  • Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Reference: 2007/2912
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What are household carbon dioxide emissions, per capita, for London? Please break down by borough.
  • Pigeons

    • Reference: 2007/2913
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    What are the estimates for the numbers of pigeons in Trafalgar Square for 2005/6 and the latest figures for 2006/7?