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• Reference: 2000/0436
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

What action is the Mayor taking to ensure that London holds on to the 2005 World Athletics Championships?

• Reference: 2000/0457
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Is the Mayor aware that a recent Guide Dogs for the Blind Association survey showed that in some London Boroughs 4 out of 5 minicab firms refuse to take Guide Dogs. Can he assure me TfL will ensure this situation is rectified when the new licensing takes place?

• Reference: 2000/0459
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Is the Mayor aware that five builders, including two in London, have died in accidents during December, taking the number of construction workers killed this year to at least 130 - a 50 per cent rise on 1999? What action will the Mayor take with other agencies, to address this problem? .

• Reference: 2000/0437
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Will the Mayor ensure that the Draft Transport Strategy addresses the cultural and social needs of Londoners?

• Reference: 2000/0460
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Will the Mayor make a statement on the recent rail chaos, with particular reference to the disruption caused to passengers in Outer London Boroughs? What representations has the Mayor made to rail operators in relation to passenger compensation and pre-Christmas timetables, particularly as the District Line is about to run a substantially reduced service for a period of several months? .

• Reference: 2000/0461
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

When will the London Prospectus be published and who will write it? .

• Reference: 2000/0397
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

How effective will Bob Kiley be if dialogue between Mayor and the government on PPP continues to break down? What can be done to ensure that Bob Kiley is equipped with the tools he needs to do his job?

• Reference: 2000/0402
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

In the Draft Transport Strategy the Mayor indicated the possibility of targeting fare initiatives to promote social inclusion for less well off groups. Given that students 18 and over must pay full fares, this must limit their access to London, and may be a disincentive to remain in education. Would the Mayor therefore consider a targeted fare initiative for students?

• Reference: 2000/0340
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

What assurances has the Mayor been given that the cost of the new Wembley Stadium will not escalate out of control in the same way that the Millennium Dome has?

• Reference: 2000/0341
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

Is it true that the Montevetro Development in Battersea Church Road has lowered the height of the Riverside wall, and indeed that it is now a fence, and that, as a result, Wandsworth Council have refused to open the extended Riverside Walk which was promised?