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  • ESF and ERDF Funding

    • Reference: 2007/2827
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    How will European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund funding be better directed now that it falls under GLA administration?
  • Station Refurbishments

    • Reference: 2007/2805
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Following the demise of Metronet, the Aldgate East station refurbishment appears to have stopped. Other station refurbishments on the lines maintained by Metronet appear also to be subject to delay. In many cases this may not greatly inconvenience passengers but at Aldgate East it means that the Eastern exit remains closed several weeks after it was due to reopen. Can you advise of the new targets for Aldgate East? Can you also list other stations on which refurbishment has been frozen or drastically slowed down, and those whose repair or refurbishment hasn't started because of the Metronet problem? When will...
  • Flu Pandemic

    • Reference: 2007/2810
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    How well prepared is London this year for a potential flu pandemic? And are we coordinated with other Government agencies and other regions?
  • PPP

    • Reference: 2007/2815
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 12 December 2007
    Did you at any stage in the past few months discuss with Government alternative models for the future of Metronet? What, if any, financial guarantees have you received from Government for the support of the works previously promised by the Metronet consortium?
  • School Travel Plans Annual Report 2006/7 (1)

    • Reference: 2007/0190-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    I was pleased to see the impressive figures quoted in the Annual Report and accompanying press release. Please could you supply me with the data used to calculate the achievements? What is the borough breakdown of the 1,600 schools with travel plans? Can these figures be further broken down into primary and secondary schools?
  • School Travel Plans Annual Report 2006/7 (2)

    • Reference: 2007/0191-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    I was delighted to read that school travel plans have already reduced car journeys in the capital. Of the first 300 schools to set up a travel plan, can you please supply me with the data used to calculate the car journey reduction of 6.9%? What is the borough breakdown of reduced car journeys? Can these figures be further broken down into primary and secondary schools?
  • School Travel Plans Annual Report 2006/7 (3)

    • Reference: 2007/0192-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    How are TfL working to engage with the "harder to reach" schools? Has the strategy for this been published yet?
  • School Travel Plans Annual Report 2006/7 (4)

    • Reference: 2007/0193-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    The success of the Walk on Wednesday incentive campaign is a credit to all those involved in making this happen, with an impressive 218,000 pupils taking part. Please could you provide me with a borough breakdown of participating schools and pupils? I assume this is more tailored to primary schools, but for clarity please could you provide figures broken down into primary and secondary schools?
  • School Travel Plans Annual Report 2006/7 (5)

    • Reference: 2007/0194-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    Please can you breakdown your 70% target of London schools with an approved STP by April 2008. How many primary and secondary schools do you expect to have approved plans by this date? To help chart the progress towards the target of 100% of London schools with travel plans in 2 years time, will TfL be collating and publishing six monthly milestones? How many primary and secondary schools do you expect to have an approved STP by October 2008?
  • Light Trams

    • Reference: 2007/0206-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 05 December 2007
    Why do you oppose light trams?