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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 20 July 2011

I have two issues in mind. The first is with street signage on public transport. As a tourist at Athens and at Beijing, I found that very useful in my experience of those cities. I am just wondering whether any thought has been put into that in the London context over and above what the ambassadors will be doing on the street level.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just coming back to the issue of the figures for housing, I think it would have been useful to have had someone from the Housing Corporation explain those figures because I have had difficulties getting some idea of what their methodology is on that front and it will undoubtedly become an annual political football. Coming to what I wanted to raise with Neale: the unimplemented planning permissions. Where do you think the explanation lies for that? Is it the five year limit on planning permissions? Is there not the building capacity to build them out? It would be useful, given...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Neale, you missed out housing cooperatives. They are based on mutuality. They are an obvious model for intermediate housing, particular for young people.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just one more point: the Tenant Management Organisation (TMOs). The Mayor will have responsibility for the Decent Homes programmes now, I understand. Presumably he will be keener on TMOs than going through local authorities, because of their involvement in the management. As Val said, the issue of quality of service is as important as the quantity of housing available.

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2007

Just going back to this question of different kinds of housing, what place will housing co-operatives, tenant management organisations and Black and Minority Ethnic Registered Social Landlords have in the Mayor's overall strategy?

• Reference: 2003/0297
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 12 February 2003

Are there any plans for future joint working between the Mayor's Office and the Assembly on health issues, along the lines of the on-going Primary Care Health Scrutiny? .

• Reference: 2002/0299-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What work is being done to identify the causes of health inequalities within, as well as between, boroughs? How can the GLA assist boroughs and the NHS address these inequalities? .

• Reference: 2002/0298-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

How do you plan to work with others to reduce TB rates amongst recently arrived immigrants? .

• Reference: 2002/0306-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What efforts are being made to take on board the recommendations of the Assembly scrutiny into key worker housing? .

• Reference: 2002/0308-1
• Question by: Meg Hillier
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What conversations have you had with the Housing co-op sector? .