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• Reference: 2008/2650
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

Taking into account your proposed amnesty for illegal immigrants, how do you think your policy will impact not only on London's under pressure labour market but on the considerable number of homeless people, many of whom are ex-servicemen, who will be sleeping on the streets of this city throughout the winter?

• Reference: 2008/2733
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

How attentive to MPA business are you as MPA Chair?

• Reference: 2008/2737
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

Would it be a fraud on Londoners to claim that 1:1 replacement of rented homes in estate redevelopments counts towards the new homes target? If not, why not?

• Reference: 2008/2742
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

What is your Christmas present to Londoners?

• Reference: 2008/2832
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

Will you be asserting your endorsement of the 2008 London Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment and it's demonstration of the clear and pressing need for this housing provision? Will you consider strengthening your housing strategy to help achieve this?

• Reference: 2008/2833
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

I understand that you intend to produce a draft Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance in spring 2009. Will you include within this your targets and priorities for boroughs to provide accommodation for gypsies and travellers, as demonstrated by the 2008 London Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment?

• Reference: 2008/2651
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

In the November MQT you stated that you would give the same help and assistance to all Londoners regardless of ethnic background. In light of this and considering the amount of resources committed towards BME groups, can you identify any white British ethnic groups that you have directed funding or resources towards since you were elected as Mayor.

• Reference: 2008/2652
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

In the October Mayor's Question Time I raised the point that I believed Members should have a freeze on pay rises and that the money should be donated to a charity for the elderly. I advised you I would be donating a day's wages and any pay increases to Help the Aged, you said 'I'm sure that will be more than matched by everyone in this room.' I have since donated a day's wage and have just donated the full backdated amount I received in my November pay packet. As a person that was in the room can you confirm...

• Reference: 2008/2653
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

Considering your plans for the sighting of another airport in the Thames Estuary, are you aware of the potentially disastrous tidal consequences of such a project if it is not designed and engineered accordingly and have you researched this properly?

• Reference: 2008/2654
• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 17 December 2008

Bearing in mind the Mayor's unfortunate track record filling major public appointments, how does he justify recruiting Mr Doug Oakervee to oversee the first feasibility study into the proposed 'Floating Airport'? The Mayor is on record as saying he wants this airport modeled on the Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok airport, the opening of which involved Mr Oakervee's project team. The Hong Kong Legislative Council's Inquiry strongly criticised Mr Oakervee's numerous failings on the project.