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The Mayor of London’s budget for 2012/13 was passed at the final vote last week. Boris Johnson’s budget included the unprecedented cut in the Mayor’s share of council tax, known as the precept, which he had already frozen for the previous three years. Yet despite the council tax cut, every one of Labour’s assembly members refused to support it.

Greg Hands M.P. has welcomed upgrades to the police.uk website. A series of improvements are giving the public an even more detailed picture of crime and anti-social behaviour in our local streets.

The website now records all incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour at train stations and on railway networks. Incidents occurring at or near significant local sites like shopping areas, nightclubs, parks, airports, universities, car parks and hospitals will be added in the coming months.

Greg Hands M.P. is urging residents to support the ‘Stop the Sewer’ action day, which will be gathering responses to Thames Water’s Super Sewer consultation on Saturday 28th January. The proposals for the Carnwath Road site in Fulham have already provoked more than 500 people to complete Stop the Sewer’s questionnaire. They hope to gather 1,000 more to show Thames Water the strength of public opposition to the plans.

Greg Hands M.P., Mayor Boris Johnson and Hammersmith & Fulham Council have joined forces to call for the Super Sewer consultation to be extended. Other areas named during phase one have had 18 months to organise their case, unlike those living on and around Carnwath Road, which was identified as Thames Water’ preferred site in November.