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• Reference: 2002/0320-2
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What is the Mayor doing to help tackle the recruitment and retention problems that exist within the NHS in London? .

• Reference: 2002/0347-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Bearing in mind that much of your planned development in the Thames Gateway will be on a flood plain, what discussions have you had with the insurance industry to ensure that they are willing to offer cover to properties in this area? .

• Reference: 2002/0348-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What work is being done to ensure that London's drainage system is able to cope with the additional properties that you wish to see constructed across the capital? .

• Reference: 2002/0349-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

It is recommended that essential civil infrastructure is not constructed in areas where there is a risk of flooding . Are you confident that the new development planned for the Thames Gateway can be supported by sufficent local hospitals, ambulance stations, fire stations and police stations? .

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Is the Mayor's policy of lengthening the red phases on traffic lights all over London a healthy thing to do or not?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

On the same line of questioning, on this cross-cutting theme, do you not think that an approach which increases the emissions from idling car engines increases stress, increases road rage and slows down emergency vehicles, such as ambulances responding to incidents, might actually be harmful to the health of Londoners, despite the assertions of biased members of the Green Party.

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

It's a great shame in my view. Dom you know what further health awareness campaigns the Mayor may have planned, following the "Saving Londoners" Lives' campaign that he did? That is one of the things he could consider.

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

I'm on the scrutiny too, so I suppose I was saying what extra can one do, except talk and recommend? Is that the limit of it?

• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

I was just wondering what exactly can be done by the Mayor to address inequalities in primary health care provision across London. I am talking about things like healthy living centres and out of hours health centres. Should they not be available to all of Londoners, not just a few?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Around £6 billion. So, in fact, it's less than the £7 billion that you condemned the Thatcher Government for cutting investment to in the answer to your last question.