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• Reference: 2005/2392
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What progress have you made on tackling light pollution in the capital? Will you be following Rome in launching a major initiative to phase out unnecessary lighting in the city, whilst still ensuring safe, properly lit streets?

• Reference: 2005/2476
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

What are the terms of reference of the task force you have established for the West End (chaired by Ian Henderson) and, in particular does this include objectives of making recommendations on ensuring an exemplary sustainable mixed use community in the West End and protecting and enhancing residential amenity there? What representation of West End resident groups is there on the task force? What meetings have the West End task force held with resident groups and what other communications have they had with them? What are their plans for future resident participation in their work and how will residents be...

• Reference: 2005/2477
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How much profit is the Olympics expected to make? What is the estimated value of the benefits to London that the Olympics will bring compared to the actual cost to Londoners?

• Reference: 2005/0581-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

What changes to the Sub-Regional Development Framework will be made as a result of the findings of the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for the Thames Gateway?

• Reference: 2005/0580-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

What mechanisms are in place to ensure that the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and other local planning authorities in the wider Thames Gateway region will insist on high standards of design and construction? Are you confident that LTGDC has the resources and expertise to insist on these standards even under threat of developer appeal?

• Reference: 2005/0584-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

Are you confident that sufficient funding - public and private - will be forthcoming to ensure the delivery of the Mayor's house-building targets consistent with his pledge to avoid using greenfield land? What steps will be taken in the event of a shortfall?

• Reference: 2005/0585-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

How is the Thames Gateway Development and Investment Framework being taken forward? How have the questions identified in the framework over the costs of delivering the vision for the Thames Gateway been resolved?

• Reference: 2005/0587-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 07 December 2005

What steps are the LDA taking to identify a suitable site for an exemplary zero-carbon development?

• Reference: 2005/2029
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2005

Evidence from the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association is that most major cities in Europe are introducing clean, quiet, lower CO2 emission buses, fuelled by natural gas and that this trend is accelerating. All major bus makers now have the technical capability to supply natural gas engines which well exceed next January's Euro IV and already comply with the EEV and all the proposed Euro 5 standards. Crucially, without any complicated after-treatment, CNG technology produces minimal NOX pollution, which is London's greatest pollution problem. Could the Mayor carry out a review of modern CNG technology, based on European and other...

• Reference: 2005/2030
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 16 November 2005

Has the Mayor and TfL given further consideration to the issue of Fuel Duty Rebate and the proposal to replace this subsidy with an equivalent non-fuel discriminatory one?