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

): Mr Mayor, there are a couple of areas where the new Government could make some savings on transport. The first one I want to ask you about is the ongoing non-use still of the previous Eurostar platforms at Waterloo which the previous Government singularly failed to act upon and to bring back into use when they would so much assist the lines coming into Waterloo from the Windsor direction and, of course, would save some millions of pounds in security currently being spent on mothballing those platforms. Are you going to talk to Philip Hammond about that or have...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

One other point, Mr Mayor. A point that I often return to is around the inequitable position on the supplementary business rate for businesses that are outside of the London area. I am sure that you will be lobbying - and hopefully you can confirm that you will be lobbying - Government to pass legislation to ensure that businesses outside of London that will benefit directly from Crossrail do make a contribution towards the bill?

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Andrew is confusing two things. The issue about the heritage building that was lost is absolutely on the other side of the road to the slab and that is Dalston Theatre. No one has performed in Dalston Theatre since about 1995. On the other issue about the slab, it is absolutely on record: It was £39 million that was spent on that slab. I do appreciate that Andrew lives locally, but I do wish that he would actually stay with facts.

• Question by: Brian Coleman
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Mr Mayor, when taking over the Royal Parks Agency will you ask your officers to look at the way that the City Corporation runs its open spaces - Hampstead Heath, Epping Forest and other places - and the collaborative manner in which it runs them, with genuine representation from community groups and elected representatives involved in the management of the parks? Secondly, will you ensure that events that are held in the Royal Parks continue to enjoy community support? In particular I am thinking, for example, of the very successful Camden Green Fair which was held in Regent's Park over...

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

I want to lend support to my colleague, Tony Arbour, who represents, of course, Richmond, as part of his constituency, because my residents in Putney are very grateful for the removal of this threat of parking charges, and so will the Member of Parliament for Putney, Justine Greening, be very grateful. The fact is that Richmond Park is very much larger than Hyde Park and Regent's Park and others that colleagues here have mentioned. Frankly, for the local people to be able to enjoy Richmond Park they do need to get in there in their cars to the car park...

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

In respect of parking charges, can I invite you to consider that while Tony Arbour's residents enjoy free parking in the Royal Parks which you are guaranteeing, my residents do not in their local parks and, therefore, my residents are, in effect, subsidising the maintenance of Richmond Park for the pleasure of Tony Arbour. We would welcome the introduction of honesty boxes in the Royal Parks in central London for the relief of the extremely high charges that are levied on my residents for using the parks. I wondered whether you would bear that in mind before you favour the...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Following up on your previous comments, would you agree that some of the important rock concerts and other things like Blur's reunion in Hyde Park last year play a really important part in the cultural life of London and not simply a money grabbing exercise, and are something that are enjoyed by many, many Londoners from across the city, and that events like that should continue?

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

Mr Mayor, the needs of outer London will evolve. Can I ask you to ensure that you do not regard the work of the Outer London Commission as being a singular piece of work not to be repeated and that the needs of outer London are always part of the planning process that you go through? May I also remind you that a number of colleagues of yours around this horseshoe are the representatives of outer London and would be more than happy to ensure that you are constantly reminded of the needs and desires of our residents.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

Richard [Tracey] just mentioned the Thames Estuary Airport. We have had a range of different comments from you over the past few months with different degrees of enthusiasm. Is it time to put this whole project out of its misery now and just end any work on the Thames Estuary Airport?

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 09 June 2010

I wanted to underline that in my constituency, I have the Millbank Estate which is part of the disposal programme. I wanted also to ask you to look very carefully at some of the guarantees that have been given. At the Committee meeting last night it was Andrew Boff who pointed out that the current guarantee on 90% of all new vacancies going for affordable housing will mean that there is a 10% each year diminution in the number of flats that will be available. We managed to extract from Sir Stuart Hampson that meant, over a period of 15...