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• Reference: 2006/2803
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Is it reasonable for TfL to insist parents with pushchairs fold them down before boarding London buses and does this not make it un-necessarily difficult for parents of small children who wish to switch from private cars to public transport?

• Reference: 2006/2804
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Would you consider a scheme which allowed Londoners to trade their old polluting vehicles in exchange for Oyster cards/bicycle vouchers?

• Reference: 2006/2805
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Although Croydon Council offers a kerbside recycling collection residents in blocks of flats (such as Priory Crescent and Menlo Gardens at Beulah Hill) have complained that they do not currently have access to recycling facilities. As this is clearly against the policies set out in your Municipal Waste Strategy, can you intervene on their behalf?

• Reference: 2006/2806
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Can you ensure action is taken to remove graffiti at the following locations on the tube network: a) Ruislip Gardens Station - the bridge wall and arches below b) South Ruislip Station - the bridge and arches below c) Stretch of track between South Harrow and Rayners Lane d) Ickenham end of Uxbridge line platform building e) Hillingdon station - wall facing station and bridge just after station f) 2 bridges at Uxbridge station?

• Reference: 2006/2807
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Does the Mayor see a significant role for helium-filled airships in aviation as a means of reducing London's CO2 emissions?

• Reference: 2006/2808
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Could the Mayor work to ensure discretionary Freedom Passes are available to people who are not permanent residents in a London Borough but who do spend time in London more than their own home town (due to caring responsibilities, illness, disability etc)?

• Reference: 2006/2809
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

At present an occasional traveller from London Fields station to Holborn pays £3.00 for a single yet from January this appears to be going up to £4.10 under the guise of "Introducing London Zonal Fares on National Rail". Is this fair?

• Reference: 2006/2810
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Have you given consideration to the pigeon control method used by Augsburg City Council which consists of providing pigeon lofts for the city's pigeons and controlling population levels by replacing eggs with dummies (whilst discouraging feeding by the public)? Given the success of this scheme in reducing pigeon populations locally might it be employed in parts of London, such as Trafalgar Square?

• Reference: 2006/2811
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

Can you ask TfL to ensure that panels in all new bus shelters are easy to clean in order to remove graffiti, and non-detachable by vandals?

• Reference: 2006/2812
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 13 December 2006

What are the barriers to recycling and reprocessing a range of types of plastic in London? Can you confirm that a major barrier is that there is currently no mechanical method available to sort the different plastic materials before they are processed? What is being done to develop technology that can sort plastics automatically?