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• Reference: 2005/2401
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Will the Mayor instruct Transport for London to ensure that all bus services in the vicinity of the Princess Royal University Hospital enter the site to drop off and pick up patients?

• Reference: 2005/2406
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

The Mayor's Report Planning Decisions you state; "I have sent letters in response to the following statutory referrals: Fairfield Road, land adjacent to Croydon Park Hotel, LB Croydon I have written to Hounslow Council stating that I have decided not to direct refusal of this application." Do you really believe Hounslow Council will have an interest in this development? If not, what's the real response made to Croydon Council?

• Reference: 2005/2395
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Can you confirm if residents of the London Borough of Hackney will be entitled to receive free passes to some Olympic events staged within the Borough? If so, will this privilege be extended to other London boroughs in which events are being staged? Will residents in areas outside London in which events are being staged also benefit from the same privilege?

• Reference: 2005/2396
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Could the Mayor comment on the practicality of Londoners being able to renew their Freedom Passes once every 4 years rather than the present 2 year limit? It has been suggested that such a move could potentially save costs on administration, distribution and hiring of buildings.

• Reference: 2005/2398
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How much has the LDA spent on costs associated with the MIPIM conference, broken down by each year (including the 2003 & 2005 conferences previously asked about in MQTs) that the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or functional body and GLA officers have attended? What costs were also borne by the organisers?

• Reference: 2005/2399
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Have there been any quantifiable benefits as a direct result of attendance at the MIPIM conference?

• Reference: 2005/2400
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

I understand that the Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust is in the process of writing to Mayor Livingstone to invite him to the Princess Royal University Hospital to see for himself how the lack of adequate access by public transport is impacting on patient care. Will the Mayor confirm that he will visit the hospital to witness at first hand the difficulties patients experience in accessing the site? The Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough is one of the major hospitals for Bromley and South East London. Access by public transport is limited with the majority of bus services stopping on...

• Reference: 2005/2402
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Will TfL investigate placing traffic signals on the A21 at the entrance to the Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley, to ensure that access to and egress from the site is improved?

• Reference: 2005/2403
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What is the legal position as regards the liability of staff of diplomatic missions in London to pay the Congestion Charge, in light of the long established principle that embassies, diplomats and their property are immune from taxes? They do of course pay tax on the purchase of goods and services however. Could the Mayor expand on whether he considers the congestion charge to be a tax or a charge for a service?

• Reference: 2005/2409
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Would it be possible for the LDA to take an interest in saving Crosfield from closure, a closure that would lead to the loss of 85 jobs for disabled employees?