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• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 June 2013

Murad Qureshi (AM): Can I be bold enough, Tony, to ask you things that you have not really touched on in your report? The first is mansion taxes. Our sister city New York has a 0.5% mansion tax for properties over $2 million. Do you see a place for something similar if it was hypothecated to build social housing, for example?

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 24 October 2012

Murad Qureshi (AM): I just want to briefly go back to land valuation taxation if you don't mind, given Roger's [Roger Evans AM] comments. I hear what you are saying about local planning concerns that have to be addressed by local authorities, I hear what you say about anything being proposed having to be national and not just London, but you would accept that it would discourage land banking and a fair amount of empty sites? Forget empty properties, there are major sites lying empty. Would it not encourage those being moved on at least and the promotion of jobs...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 20 June 2012

OK. If it was too long-winded, simply, can we have an index of premature deaths from poor air quality against road fatalities in the annual Health, Safety and Environment reports that TfL issue, just as a broad indication of where we are going on this issue?

• Reference: 2007/0188-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

The Sustrans Connect2 scheme aims to revitalise walking and cycling in UK communities by creating new routes for daily journeys to school, work, shops etc. This involves creating crossings and bridges busy roads, railway lines and rivers, linking into new networks of local paths. Will TfL offer the necessary support to make this scheme a success?

• Reference: 2007/0226-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

RMT rail union claims that service and safety will be undermined by the TfL overground scheme with MTR. Can you reassure passengers that this is not the case?

• Reference: 2007/0227
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What measures has TfL got in place to increase the number of BME employees at a more senior level?

• Reference: 2007/0228-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What impact would the works at Paddington for Crossrail have on the extended West London congested zone boundaries and what will be done to limit its impact?

• Reference: 2007/0229-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

During the Crossrail works, the FGW franchise will be up for consideration. Will TfL take an interest in taking it up given the recent condemnation of its poor service to west London commuters by the London Assembly?

• Reference: 2007/0230-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

Crossrail and the Overground service overlap critically in West London, especially in the Acton Area. Is there not a case for an interchange here to assist passengers to transfer from Crossrail into London Town Centres via Overground rather than going into Central London to make the appropriate change?

• Reference: 2007/0231-1
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What, if anything, is TfL doing to develop property developments above its stations. Have you ever considered doing something similar to what LCC did above Baker Street Station and what is standard practice in most parts of the world, namely developing property assets to fund works on the transport system?