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• Reference: 2007/1513
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

I am sympathetic to the concerns you raise but the answer is not to allow parking that could cause congestion, but to encourage a change in passenger expectations so that they make arrangements to pay for their trips rather than expecting illegal parking by the taxi driver. TfL's Public Carriage Office is currently piloting notices in taxis asking passengers to tell the driver in advance if they need to visit an ATM to pay their fare. The disruption caused by an extended vehicle stop would be the same regardless of whether it is caused by a taxi or private motorist...

• Reference: 2007/1510
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Does the Mayor have any plans to introduce prepayment facilities for the congestion charge, which would be of particular assistance to residents within the c-charge zone? What proportion of penalty notices are issued to residents and how much revenue is generated from penalty notices issued to residents?

• Reference: 2007/1511
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

How many times has the Hammersmith and City and the District lines been suspended in the last six months because of 'trespassers on the line'? Whose responsibility is it to deal with 'trespassers' on railway and underground lines? How many people have been arrested because of trespassing on railway and underground lines in the last six months?

• Reference: 2007/1512
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

How many cases of persons under the train have there been on London Underground in the last six months? How many cases of persons under the train were there on London Underground in 2006? How many cases of persons under the train were there on London Underground in each of the years 2000 to 2005 inclusively?

• Reference: 2007/1514
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Does the Mayor support the actions of the MPA in rejecting the government's plans to introduce new `stop-and-question' powers?

• Reference: 2007/1515
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

As London's waste management policies are dictated to us by the EU, can the Mayor explain how he would alter them if he is allowed to take over their administration from the borough councils?

• Reference: 2007/1516
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Further to his answer to my question 1233/2007, the Mayor is proposing to fund the additional £300 million from capital gains on land sales. Can he guarantee that the GLA will not be required to pay the £300 million until this money becomes available some time after 2012? If not how is he proposing to solve the cash flow problem?

• Reference: 2007/1517
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Could the Mayor tell us the cost of creating,transporting and erecting the ice sculpture of the polar bear outside City Hall on June 5, as well as the cost of clearing up afterwards? Could the MAyor give a detailed breakdown of who paid for the expenses connected with the ice sculpture of the polar bear outside City Hall on 5 June? Could the Mayor tell us how much carbon dioxide is likely to have been exuded into the atmosphere during the preparation, transportation and erection of the ice sculpture of the polar bear outside City Hall on June 5?

• Reference: 2007/1518
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Is London Underground planning to scale back the refurbishment of tube stations due to the £1.6 billion overspend?

• Reference: 2007/1519
• Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
• Meeting date: 20 June 2007

Can the Mayor do anything to persuade Tube announcers to use the word 'the'? It is not only irritating but illiterate to say things like, "Change here for District Line" or "Alight here for Houses of Parliament".