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  • Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

    • 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?
  • Pipeline Completions

    • Reference: 2008/2869
    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What are the Homes and Communities Agency projections for pipeline completions and starts in 2008/9 and 2009/10?
  • Domestic Violence

    • Reference: 2008/2870
    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What is the Mayor's strategy for continuing the work of the previous Mayor, which was successful in tackling domestic violence in a pan-London, strategic way?
  • Domestic Violence II

    • Reference: 2008/2871
    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Is the funding continuing at the same level into domestic violence? If not, why, and has the Mayor calculated the potential impacts on women, on families, and on domestic violence related assaults on women and children?
  • Domestic Violence III

    • Reference: 2008/2872
    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What are the latest figures on domestic violence murders, assaults and violence? And how do these compare to the previous sets of figures?
  • Funding and Resources for London Groups

    • 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.
  • Members' Pay

    • 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...
  • Proposals for an Airport in the Thames Estuary

    • 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?
  • Proposed 'Floating Airport'

    • 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.
  • Borough Targets

    • Reference: 2008/2732
    • Question by: Nicky Gavron
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Can you please update us on the boroughs' written responses to your indicative housing targets (expected on November 12)? How many have indicated that they can meet the proposed targets and how many that they cannot?