• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Mr Mayor, a little while ago we heard the tragic news about a young girl, Agnes Sina-Inakoju, who was shot in Hoxton. She added to a very sorry list of fatalities amongst young people as a result of gun crime. The irony is that Agnes was, herself, part of a scheme that tried to teach young people about the consequences of their actions and, unfortunately, she paid a price for that. I fully support the actions that have been taken by the Metropolitan Police Service with regard to diversionary activities for young people and intervention at the appropriate times, but...

• Question by: Richard Barnbrook
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Chair, I think most people here know this is a particular subject close to my heart, especially since I have been dragged over the coals both here and in Barking and Dagenham regarding knife crime. Would the Mayor now agree that the figures of minors murdered this year are now level with that of 2008? 2008 - that is the annual year - 36 minors were murdered by knife. This year I think it is around 15/16, so far this year Kit Malthouse (AM): It is 11; the same as last year. Richard Barnbrook (AM): Different statistics. Kit Malthouse (AM)...

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

the Thames Estuary Airport did you discuss this project with the Secretary of State or with any Government Minister over the last few weeks, or have you?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Can you explain to me why this fantasy airport of yours is any different from the schemes that Ken Livingstone [Mayor of London 2000-2008] had that you described as fantasies? Things like the Cross River Tram. The Cross River Tram was supported by hundreds of thousands of people in south east London, but your fantasy airport is only supported by you. Why is this any different?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Residents in my part of London are concerned about the increase in over flights which they are suffering, the noise particularly but also the pollution aspects of the change in the flight paths and increasing flights out of City Airport - which is mentioned in the title of this question even though it did not make it into the body. Could you update us on the current position with regard to expansion of City Airport, with our Environment Committee due to visit and due to carry out a review of the decision?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Under the previous Labour Government there were proposals, which are now set aside gladly, to close King George's Hospital in Redbridge and transfer services to elsewhere. Unfortunately, when the health service in London was making those types of proposals, it did not consult Transport for London very well about the provision of public transport for the new services so, regardless of what happens in future, can you make sure that Transport for London works more closely with the health service in London so that it actually knows what each other is doing and they are providing services which are of...

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

I am wondering if this minimum £5 actually contributes to the huge amount of money that is locked up in Oyster Cards, because we have had reports in the Evening Standard that there is a lot of money lying unused in Oyster Cards. This £5 topping up business must contribute to that. Does Transport for London see this as a little slush fund that it can use?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Mr Mayor, whilst nobody is going to defend some of the worst actions of the banking sector, I think it is rather intellectually lazy to try to blame the whole of the national deficit on the banking bail out; the maths just does not stack up. Whilst there needs to be some pretty major changes in the way the banking sector does business, we demonise it at our peril because it is still a major contributor to the tax take of this city and of this country and if this body is not willing to defend one of the largest...

• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

There was a complete gasp, I think, in terms of some of the statements that were coming from the Mayor and one of his colleagues. I do not quite understand this. Was it wrong then for previous governments and the previous Mayor to invest in something like the East London line that you so gloriously thought was so good, when you said it? I do not understand in terms of this mismanagement of the economy. When a Labour Government intervened to save financial services across the road [in the City], which you say you support, that invested in transport projects...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

I am interested to hear that there was not any discussion about the dangers of de-scoping Crossrail and I was not sure from what you said as to whether or not you had actually had a very firm commitment that there would not be any de-scoping of Crossrail or any delaying of any sections?