• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

We on this side think you are doing absolutely the right thing on this matter. You will recall that we submitted a report to you asking that you withdraw these targets and we are happy to see that you are flexible and do, indeed, listen when you understand something that is being proposed is based on a false premise. The false premise is this: in the question Jennette Arnold refers to the Fordham report and the Fordham report was an absolute nonsense. The Fordham report, in part, was carried out by gypsies interviewing other gypsies. Clearly, there was no bias...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Mr Mayor, an awful lot of the past few minutes has explained why the Labour Party did not want John Biggs as their candidate! However, Mr Mayor, one of the people who is a candidate is Neil King who is the Conservative candidate for the Mayoral election and people will have an opportunity to vote for him. He is very much opposed to the change in the route. Mr Mayor, Sebastian Coe has said that this decision has been taken with the aim of minimising disruption to the traffic in the east end of London. Does this mean it is...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

It is a bit confusing isn't it, Chair? The Labour Party needs to make up its mind about whether it wants to criticise what is happening now and complain about the Mayor, or say it is good and take credit for something that they have done in the past. They cannot really, in all fairness, do both. Havering was mentioned during that list which Nicky read out and I have to say, Mr Mayor, we actually have what we would call a mixed community in Havering already. That is a genuine mixed community; not the sort of socialist Labour definition...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Bob Crow [General Secretary, RMT], who has raised many of the points that Caroline has mentioned as well today, was on record the other day saying that London Underground was falling apart under your stewardship and was extremely dangerous. Would you like to take this opportunity to reassure Londoners that that is not the case?

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Mr Mayor, given the opening of the inquest into the 7/7 bombings only this week and the question raised by the Independent British National Party (BNP) Member, can we acknowledge, publicly and clearly, the massive strides in safety that have occurred on the Tube network of London since 7 July 2005; the investment in radios, the investment in passenger safety issues and a whole range of things. London Underground is as safe, if not safer now, than it has ever been.

• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Morning, Mr Mayor. I would like to bring out another aspect of Underground safety. A report came out earlier this week and started at the end of last week regarding the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London Underground. Aspects came through about the failure of the emergency services. At the moment, with the heightened level of possible terrorist attacks again in the capital city, how can you secure what has been put through in the press today that parents are concerned where issues have been raised with them about visiting London on school trips that terrorism should and is a concern...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Mayor, you visited Redbridge recently and I know that you will have seen a large number of black cabs in Redbridge, of course, because I represent quite a large chunk of the black cab trade. Your predecessor managed to alienate a lot of these people with his approach to air quality. What steps are you taking to make sure that you keep the black cab trade on board and do not repeat the mistakes of Mr Livingstone [Mayor of London 2000-2008]?

• Question by: Mike Tuffrey
• Meeting date: 13 October 2010

Searching for another chink, as you know I have urged you to look at the central London clean air zone so that you target your measures rather than London-wide things. If you persist in your final Air Quality Strategy with a London-wide approach, will you agree to look at your 2012 deadline for the age of taxis, which you are currently proposing reducing to 15 years? If you brought that down by a few years you would clean up a whole slew of engines and the question of testing and so forth would not be necessary. Will you reduce the...

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 15 September 2010

Over the last two and a half years, have you sat down with union leaders such as Gerry Doherty [General Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association] or had your promised beer with Bob Crow [General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)] in order to fulfil the no strike deal that you promised to Londoners?

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

Although we had various Conservative newspapers parading hate figures and suggesting this is outrageous and dreadful behaviour, do you accept that the dispute last week was predominantly by relatively lowly paid workers who work predominantly in ticket offices and in support roles? They are not the alleged union fat cats. They are ordinary Londoners, many of whom I am sure voted for you, who want to have consideration in any changes to their working practices.