• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

I defer to no one with my support for the tram extension up to Upper Norwood and I thank Valerie's [Shawcross] for her interest in all things Croydon. Mr Mayor, would you not agree that there is a theme here around funding? The theme is that all Labour administrations tend to run out of spending other people's money - and I say this as an incoming Conservative administration to Croydon in 2006, because when you get into an administration post a Labour administration and you open the books you tend to see an appalling mess of finances. Mr Mayor, can...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

I am pleased to hear that, Mr Mayor, and I am grateful that we have such a lot of things to do in Romford because, yet again at a Bank Holiday, we are going to find ourselves effectively cut off from the centre of London because of rail closures which make it impossible to actually use our Bank Holiday weekend in the centre of town. So I look forward to that meeting. The Labour Group this morning are once again so 2005 in their approach to policy here. We have 'save the Western Extension', 'save the bendy bus', 'bring back...

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

In your discussion with the TOCs and Network Rail are you continuing to press for the removal of some stations in South West London which are currently in Zone 6 but in terms of mileage really ought to be in Zone 5?

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

Mr Mayor, do you recall your visit to Romford a couple of weeks ago --

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

Mr Mayor, I am glad you are talking about this because I would not want you in any way to underestimate the importance of pay as you go Oyster on mainline services coming into being. I get a constant stream of messages from my constituents asking for it. Can I, as the Conservative lead on the Transport Committee, congratulate you on the progress you have made and can I also ask you if, along with the Chair of the Transport Committee, you will invite the rest of the Transport Committee to join you in discussions with the Train Operating Companies...

• Question by: Tony Arbour
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

Can I help you perhaps, Mr Mayor, with the language that you should be using in the London Plan? Can the London Plan please say that boroughs will be able to say that there shall not be bus lanes going past these local parades of shops where they are ruining those parades? Can the language please say that we shall not put in red routes past these local shopping parades where there are - all over London as you must see on your bicycle - for sale signs simply because of restrictions which have been placed on shoppers by Transport...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

1217/2009 - Tamiflu Navin Shah Whilst I must applaud your generosity in offering additional Tamiflu supplies to the Government, I am concerned that this seems yet another rash gesture, on your part. How will you ensure that sufficient stocks will be available for London's emergency services and vital service personnel? These stocks of Tamiflu were bought by Ken Livingstone to protect London and were paid for by Londoners. What guarantees do you have from Government that these supplies of the vaccine will be used specifically to protect London and Londoners?

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

Can I support what my colleague, Tony Arbour, has been saying. You, Mr Mayor, mentioned the A24 road which runs through Tooting in my constituency. In fact what is happening there is that the local authority, Wandsworth Council, has taken up the management of the pavements particularly which is really very important to the people of Tooting --

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

That was an interesting discussion and I do agree with Gareth that retro fitting, from an environmental point of view, is actually slightly friendlier because you are not generating a new vehicle so that is a good idea. Having brought up this topic of the massive fines that we could face, the Green group was raising this right from the beginning of the start of the Assembly so it long predates your mayoralty. The fine could be enormous unless we get some sort of big idea about cleaning up the air. Retrofitting cars: great; trees: really good idea; stop the...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 May 2009

In some ways Gareth has stolen my thunder in promoting the Environment Committee report but I am glad to see, Mayor, you become very enthused after your trip to Seoul --