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• Reference: 2016/0953
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

How many Londoners were paid less than the London Living Wage when you came to office in 2008, and how many are paid less than the London Living Wage in 2016?

• Reference: 2016/0954
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Considering the drop observed in the value of the pound upon you announcing your intention to campaign for the UK to leave the EU, what assessment has been made of the short-term impact the campaigning of both sides could have on the value of the pound and by extension the London economy?

• Reference: 2016/0955
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

While your economic advisor's most recent report highlights the important role of the finance sector, what efforts are you making to ensure that Londoners are protected from the risks of such an unbalanced economic base?

• Reference: 2016/0956
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

The Global Powerhouse report recognises the need for funding if London's universities are to continue to compete internationally. Given that a great deal of funding currently comes from foreign students what assessment have you made of what 'Brexit' could mean for the financial stability of the city's universities?

• Reference: 2016/0957
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

What steps do you intend to take to ensure that the recommendations of Ofcom's most recent review into digital communications are fully enforced, particularly those relating to compensation for customers?

• Reference: 2016/0958
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

What practical support do you currently provide for businesses adopting flexible working practices and how many businesses have accessed such support?

• Reference: 2016/0959
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Can you confirm that all of the 195 New Routemaster buses ordered by TfL last month are to be fitted with windows that open, following over 500 customer complaints about the on-board heat of the existing fleet?

• Reference: 2016/0960
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Given that the New Routemaster vehicle is already driven by an electric motor (but powered by a diesel engine), how difficult would it be to convert the Euro 5 Routemasters to electric buses in the future?

• Reference: 2016/0961
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Was a comprehensive new business case put together before deciding to order an additional 195 new Routemaster buses last month? If not, why not? Please also outline what appraisals have been undertaken of the existing fleet of new Routemaster buses to assess their performance against the fuel efficiency figures and passenger time savings promised in the original business case?

• Reference: 2016/0962
• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Further to the comments made by TfL's Managing Director of Surface Transport at September's meeting of the Budget and Performance Committee - during which he stated that "the opportunity for high-capacity, long, three-door double-deckers has its limitations. There is not an infinite supply of routes that these particular types of vehicles could go on" - how many of the additional Routemaster buses recently ordered by TfL will have to have their vehicle length shortened in order to meet the operating requirements of their chosen routes.