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• Reference: 2010/4013
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

What assurances can the Mayor give concerning future revenue funding for both the established and newly opened Rape Crisis centres, given that the voluntary service is in such dire straights?

• Reference: 2010/4242
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Will you lobby the Office of Rail Regulation to reverse their decision not to allow Southern Railway to introduce an additional off peak and Saturday service train per hour between Brighton and London Victoria via East Croydon considering the proposal was approved by both the timetabling committee and Network Rail, as this would greatly benefit travellers in south London?

• Reference: 2010/4093
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Two stops in my constituency, Angel and Tufnell Park, were recently closed for certain periods of time because key staff fell sick and there were no colleagues available to provide cover. This led to massive disruptions for my constituents, especially at Angel, which is one of the busiest Underground stations in London. How will temporary closures like this be prevented when the tube staff cuts are implemented?

• Reference: 2010/4094
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Can you provide me with a breakdown showing: a. The number of tube station closures in the last 5 years due to staff illness? b. The average length of time that tube stations were closed for because of this reason?

• Reference: 2010/4096
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

One of my constituents has been stuck on a new Victoria Line train twice now and whilst being led to safety down the tracks he noticed that all the lights on the train go off whilst passengers disembark. Because it was so dark, passengers (including 6 pregnant women and a number of children) were bumping into the poles and each other. Can you answer the following question that my constituent has raised? a. Why was there no emergency lighting to escort passengers on the way out? b. Why weren't torches available to escort people safely of the train? c. Will...

• Reference: 2010/4097
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Over the past few weeks an unusual number of incidents have occurred on the Underground network during which we've seen among other passengers being led through tunnels because of broken down new Victoria Line trains. Can you guarantee my constituents that engineering works scheduled to finish in 2012 will not be delayed as a result of these incidents and cause huge embarrassment during the Olympics?

• Reference: 2010/4233
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

The Police reform and social responsibility bill intends to allow councils to charge for late night alcohol licences to cover extra policing costs; would Boris consider supporting any other similar initiatives that encourage those, involved in using police time, to cover policing costs?

• Reference: 2010/4234
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Do you support the initiative in The Police Reform and Social Responsibility bill to give councils more control over local public disorder?

• Reference: 2010/4235
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

As alcohol-related crime continues to be a huge problem in London (with an estimated total national cost to the taxpayer of between £8bn and £13bn), should we be concerned that late-night eateries, without alcohol-selling licences, but which target post-drinking crowds and are often hot-spots for violence, are being excluded from the Home Office's late night levy proposal?

• Reference: 2010/4236
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Do you believe that the distribution ratio - splitting the alcohol license fee 70:30 between the police and the council - reasonably covers the costs and effort incurred by both?