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• Reference: 2007/2915
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Given the economic arguments put forward by the government for the expansion of Heathrow, will you commission the GLA's economists to conduct an impact assessment to identify the negative economic impacts to Londoners if expansion were to go ahead and highlight the benefits of alternatives such as rail for short-haul, so that a fully rounded picture is available?"

• Reference: 2007/2962
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

In view of your statement that "current arrangements for managing waste in London clearly aren't working" (November report to Assembly), what are you doing to work more constructively with the boroughs within the legislative parameters now set by your government?

• Reference: 2007/2832
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What role, if any, do city funds have to play in tackling gang culture?

• Reference: 2007/2833
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Peter Hendy said recently that TfL would like to remove traffic signals that do not add to road safety in order to improve congestion. Does this spell the end of pedestrian crossings with lights along roads like Marylebone and Edgware Road?

• Reference: 2007/2834
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

With oil prices moving closer towards $100 per barrel, should this not trigger more interest in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in London. How will you respond to this challenge apart from all your other initiatives on this front?

• Reference: 2007/2835
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What will you be doing to prevent traditional East End pubs around the Olympic Park from disappearing?

• Reference: 2007/2836
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can we expect `super-size' bus shelters, like the one recently opened in Hounslow, to be built in other parts of London?

• Reference: 2007/2838
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Now that Eurostar services have moved to St Pancras, and Network Rail have left the platforms in Waterloo empty, what would you like to see the platforms used for?

• Reference: 2007/2909
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Do you agree that private developers ought to be compelled to meet the same tough environmental standards and timetable as housing associations to level the playing field and ensure that both could meet the Decent Environmental Standard by 2016?

• Reference: 2007/2910
• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

How much investment was made in improving recycling in London for 2006/7? Please provide the figures for the GLA family and the London Boroughs.