• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Roger Evans AM: Jenny [Jenny Jones AM] made quite a good point, actually, about the noise that residents living near the lines will experience. I know I have had complaints and concerns raised by people in Woodford and South Woodford who live alongside the Central line where it is on an embankment and they are going to be subject to some noise overnight. Can you make sure that Transport for London (TfL) actually addresses those complaints and reassures them that it is not going to be a life-changing, sleep-depriving thing?

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Richard Tracey AM: Mr Mayor, I understand, of course, that there has to be reasonable discussion before the Night Tube is introduced, but you of course realise that it is a very popular concept. Even more so it would have been if it had now been in place for the Rugby World Cup because we are hearing that there will be a large number of transport problems as a result. The other thing is that apparently, according to a recent survey, only 16% of the population of London is actually supportive of these Tube strikes. Can I ask that you...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: Just briefly, Chairman and Mr Mayor, we were not going to come in on this. I could not have faulted anything that our colleague Dick Tracey [Richard Tracey AM] said on the topic. We have, in this chamber, made many of the same criticisms. Would you not agree that playing silly party political games, as Andrew [Andrew Boff AM] has just done then, trying to misrepresent the detailed scrutiny that this Labour Group has made of these and criticisms of this proposal, does no credit to the issue? What we want is some sensible, detailed cross‑party...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Andrew Boff AM: I note, Mr Mayor, that all the parties in the Assembly except the Labour Party oppose Heathrow expansion unequivocally. Can I just ask you, Mr Mayor, to just ‑‑ Boris Johnson MP (Mayor of London): You say except the Labour Party? Andrew Boff AM: Except the Labour Party, and that of course is on record. Tom Copley AM: Not true. Andrew Boff AM: Can you just confirm for me, Mr Mayor, that the opposition to Heathrow expansion is not enough and that any opposition that does not provide a coherent plan for a replacement hub means that...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Roger Evans AM: I recently met constituents from Wanstead who wanted me to pass on their thanks for your decision to block the expansion of London City Airport. Can you please provide them some reassurance that you will continue to oppose this scheme? It would be very damaging for the environment.

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 September 2015

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Thank you. I would like to ask you about taxis. [Interruption from public gallery] Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM: Do you accept, Mr Mayor, that until there are enough zero-emission-capable taxis on the market and alongside that enough rapid-charging points in central London, it will be difficult for the taxi trade to switch away from the diesel vehicles?

• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Nicky Gavron AM: Sir Howard I want to ask about some of the carbon dioxide (CO 2) implications - and carbon-emission reduction - that flow from your report. The context is that the Committee on Climate Change has said that to meet the Government target of an 80% reduction for the UK in carbon emissions by 2050, UK aviation emissions will have to stay within a cap of 37.5 million tons per annum. You are saying that even with a third runway you can stay within that cap. First, the basic assumption you make is that your baseline is lower...

• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Murad Qureshi AM: I have to say on the noise front that I am staggered that Heathrow Airport has got away with decades of not offering the same compensation and mitigation that every other airport in Europe, including City Airport, offers to the residents even before expansion is considered. That aside, can I bring you back to air quality mitigation as you have mentioned a few times earlier? You put a lot of weight on the Marylebone Road. I should be grateful; I am a resident who lives off the Marylebone Road. Quite honestly, by using that as the indicator...

• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: I just wanted to come in, if I may, Sir Howard, with a quick reaction to that comment. You have encapsulated a problem but you have it the wrong way around. You have said the problem is that TfL is trying to talk about growth that is not attributable to Heathrow. The problem is the other way around. Your projections are not taking account of the fact that all of those schemes that you have referred to there and that you are taking for granted will happen, like Crossrail 2, are actually being driven by the...

• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 08 September 2015

Navin Shah AM: Following up Caroline’s question on surface transport, Sir Howard, could I explore further the surface access investment issue? Your Commission estimates the surface access investment required for servicing an expanded Heathrow will be £5.7 billion. If you look at that against the TfL estimate, it reckons the sum required will be £20 billion, which is four times higher than your estimate. I believe this is due to the fact that the Airports Commission has included a number of unapproved and unfunded schemes in its assumptions of what the transport situation will be around 2030. Is that not...