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• Reference: 2000/0448
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

While we recognise the importance of policing in London can the Mayor explain why he announced an extra £30 or more on next year's Band D London council tax before he had agreed his overall budget and before the MPA has considered its budget? .

• Reference: 2000/0416
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

In 1999, more people were diagnosed HIV+ than in any year since 1985. During the same period, the funding and resourcing of support centres was drastically cut by both Government, Health Authorities and local authorities, leading to the closure of many established centres across London. The government also failed to promote any nation-wide preventive campaign. The funding that was available was not confirmed or distributed until October of 1999, 6 months late, causing deep anxiety and financial pressure in voluntary organisations. Which of the Mayor's policies will be applied to ensure that the pandemic is not ignored in London; that...

• Reference: 2000/0417
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Does the Mayor support the expunging, both pictorially and in the written word of Christmas from the Greater London Authority's Christmas cards which are sent in celebration of an important religious festival?

• Reference: 2000/0449
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Can the Mayor justify the alleged purchase by Transport for London of a £2.1 million house for Bob Kiley, both given that this is a further inducement on top of his £2 million salary package, before any performance indicators have been agreed, and because of the offence it will cause to Londoners who are being priced out of our city? Why was the decision apparently made covertly?

• Reference: 2000/0455
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 20 December 2000

Londoners welcome the initiative to improve police numbers in the capital and have noted the Mayor's promise of 1,050 additional officers in financial year 2001/2002. It is noted that the Home Secretary, through the Crime Reduction Fund, is providing up to £38 million to recruit and train 800 of these additional officers. Why does the Mayor wish to increase taxation on Londoners by £60 million to recruit 250 officers? .

• Reference: 2000/0406
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 15 November 2000

Has the Mayor consulted the London Ambulance Service on the costs of New Years Eve?

• Reference: 2000/0286
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

When will the board of TfL release to the public or the Assembly the papers (or selected parts of the papers where genuine confidentiality applies) of the TfL subsidiary boards?

• Reference: 2000/0306
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 18 October 2000

Can you please explain what you mean by the following terms, as expressed in the Evening Standard on 9 October ? a) `Badly designed and unattractive buildings' b) `High quality design and management' c) `Landmark buildings that deliver benefits' d) `Good cause uses'

• Reference: 2000/0211
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 September 2000

Following your decision to support th extra costs incurred in this project, can you say how much the total cost will be and which of your transport initiatives will be sacrificed to compensate for the lost money?

• Reference: 2000/0253
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 13 September 2000

Should the safety concerns of London Underground which have contributed to the cost overrun on the Hungerford Bridge scheme be independently audited given your often stated lack of confidence in LUL management?