• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Mr Mayor, would you agree with me that it is perfectly possible for a significant number of people to demonstrate in London peacefully, without recourse to violence, as eight years ago, for example, 350,000 people, including myself, demonstrated through London?

• Question by: Gareth Bacon MP
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, could you please admit to the possibility that the police were struck in the face with snooker balls, spat in the face; that metal railings were thrown at them and they were hit with iron bars?

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

You said that you would like to see the full force of the law apply. Where it applies to the powers that you have and the GLA has, if there are any instances of criminal damage where we are able to identify the perpetrators of that, say in Trafalgar Square or Parliament Square, which is your property, will you, if the police do not prosecute, bring a civil action to recover the costs of the damage which is done to GLA property?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

For anybody who did not know, Brian was referring to me. I wanted to say, by the way, congratulations on achieving four rape crisis centres. I missed my moment earlier. I am sorry. That is an incredible achievement. I am curious about whether you can admit the possibility of violence against peaceful protestors from the police?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Very briefly, I share your concern about using what could be potentially indiscriminate physical interventions by the police. Would you, and possibly the Deputy Mayor for Policing, speak to the police about the possible use of products like smart water, which are colourless and odourless but, stimulated by ultra violet (UV) light, can be used to identify individuals who have taken part, so they can subsequently be arrested?

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

It will not be much, Mr Mayor. You are being very patient and very courteous to the Member opposite because, it seems to me, that the previous administration may have formed a rape crisis steering group or study group round about the year 2000, during the course of those eight years I would like to say they achieved absolutely zilch but they actually achieved a negative manner in closing two rape centres. Since that time, boroughs like Croydon have been working away to form a proper rape crisis service for its borough. Mr Mayor, I thank you and ask you...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Very quickly, Chair. For the record, rape crisis centres are not a statutory responsibility for the Mayor. The two which were closed under the previous Mayoralty were closed by the boroughs. At the same time rape havens were established using London funding. It is simply mischievous and dishonest to the point of lying to claim that what has happened is some sort of betrayal. We strongly support your initiative on rape haven centres, however, we think you should keep to the commitment you made, rather than dilly dallying and shilly shallying and going backwards on it.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Thank you, Chair. Mr Mayor, can I thank you for providing our rape crisis centre in Redbridge which I am sure will be of great value to local people, and thank Kit Malthouse for taking time to come and open that centre? Does the exchange you have just had with Jennette Arnold not demonstrate something pretty fundamental about the last eight years of Ken Livingstone's [Mayor of London 2000-2008] administration; that is there were an awful lot of people in this building steering but nobody driving?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

The transfer of this work to TfL should provide an opportunity for better communication and coordination with other transport providers in London. Mr Mayor, can you make sure that, when Network Rail closes the line into Liverpool Street from Romford, that does not coincide with closures to the District line and the Central line for work to be done on those as well? You are, effectively, denying the people of east London access to their own city at the weekends.

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Mr Mayor, I have been asked by a Mr Chris Sills in Hackney about his experience of journeys from Manor House Station into London. When the stations are absolutely packed to the brim with commuters waiting to get on to a train and their journey is then one that is extremely crowded and possibly unpleasant, the statement over the announcement system that all services are operating fine does not achieve the effect that was intended with that particular statement and it does not achieve reassurance. I would ask if you could ask TfL to review the use of those phrases...