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• Reference: 2005/2293
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Does the Mayor agree that the administration of `the knowledge- for black cab drivers is outdated and needs modernizing?

• Reference: 2005/2297
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How seriously do you recognise the role social enterprises can play as a tool of regeneration in the legacy of the Olympics?

• Reference: 2005/2303
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

With the tube station, and two rail stations along West End Lane, could we not have a better interchange between them for both residents and traders?

• Reference: 2005/2304
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

In major developments we need the adoption of more inter-modal connections, so when are taxis ranks going to be adopted as part of the street landscape of all developments.

• Reference: 2005/2315
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Would the introduction of a qualification such as a NVQ for black cab drivers be better than the current system of the 'knowledge'?

• Reference: 2005/2339
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How do you explain a rise in recorded crimes of violence on London Underground from 1,471 when you first came into office as Mayor to 2,622 in 2004/05? Can you list the steps Transport for London is currently taking to make Tube journeys safer for passengers?

• Reference: 2005/2341
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Are you satisfied that your draft budget for 2006/07 adequately reflects the needs of the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London in keeping Londoners safe on the capital's public transport system?

• Reference: 2005/2345
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

Do you agree with the East London Line Group that the current phase of the East London line is the key to putting the Olympics within the reach of people in south-east London but that "without Phase 2"-the line to Clapham junction- "London's potential to deliver truly excellent transport for the Games is impaired"? What steps are you currently taking to ensure that Phase 2 of the extensions secure funding?

• Reference: 2005/2352
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How do you defend a situation where your Public Carriage Office (quite rightly) requires black cab operators to comply with new emission regulations, but imposes its cab specifications in such a way that operators can only buy vehicles manufactured by LTI? Is it acceptable that LTI should be increasing their profits on the back of the monopoly you have fostered, and when are other manufacturers going to be allowed to compete?

• Reference: 2005/2355
• Question by: Graham Tope
• Meeting date: 14 December 2005

How do you think that leaving pavements on TLRN roads icy and dangerous promotes the professed aims of your Transport Strategy to promote sustainable alternative forms of transport such as walking?