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  • Old Lodge Lane and Brighton Road traffic lights

    • Reference: 2010/4243
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2010
    TfL have reconfigured the traffic lights at the junction between Old Lodge Lane and Brighton Road so that the lights at Old Lodge Lane have at best 10 seconds on green and those on Brighton Road 90-120 seconds. This is causing long traffic jams on Old Lodge Lane. Will the Mayor instruct TfL to revisit this junction and install a more equitable solution?

  • Decreasing Crime

    • Reference: 2010/0148-1
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 10 November 2010
    Given that you're now 2 years into a 4 year crime strategy, what have you learned so far that will help you deliver lower crime in the future?"

  • Families in Housing Need

    • Reference: 2010/0108-1
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 20 October 2010
    How have the prospects for families in housing need improved since the current Mayoralty began?

  • LDA land assets

    • Reference: 2010/3810
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    Does the Mayor agree that the GLA should transfer all of the LDA's land assets to benefit Londoners, rather than them being returned to the Government? What is the GLA doing to ensure this happens?

  • Sutton town centre

    • Reference: 2010/3805
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    Sutton Council has spent £3.2m of TFL money on work in the town centre, including £10,500 on some low quality wooden animal sculptures. In these austere times why did TfL approve this expenditure and would he join me in condemning the shoddy workmanship and lack of public consultation?

  • Purley Fire Station (1)

    • Reference: 2010/3806
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    Will the post-renovation Purley fire station continue to have the same level (or better) of resource as before, what will the fire cover be during the renovation work and how long will it take to complete?

  • Purley Fire Station (2)

    • Reference: 2010/3807
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    Rather than transferring the Purley fire engine to Mitcham for a year, would it financially and operationally stack up to place an appliance at Kenley police station or Ullswater industrial estate to cover the Purley area whilst the Purley fire station is being renovated?

  • Housing benefit

    • Reference: 2010/3808
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    London Councils has said that up to 82,000 households in London could leave their accommodation because of changes to housing benefit. Is this figure a realistic estimate of the numbers who will actually leave their homes?

  • Planning localism

    • Reference: 2010/3809
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    Last month you wrote to the Government informing them of your agreement with London Councils that planning responsibility for developments smaller than 400 units should be devolved to the boroughs. What response have you received from the Government about whether this will included in the Localism Bill? Will this 400 unit threshold also apply to Devolved Delivery Agreements?

  • HCA London Board

    • Reference: 2010/3811
    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 17 October 2010
    When will the new board members overseeing the housing and regeneration arm of the GLA be chosen? On what criteria will board members be chosen? Will the Mayor be the sole decision-maker when it comes to appoint board members?