• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you, Mr Mayor. In your own usual style, you described the relay as the democratisation of the fire of the Gods.

• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Mr Mayor, you announced in 2009 that there would be a cleaner taxi fund, almost three years later the fund has yet to appear. When is the cleaner taxi fund going to emerge and when are you going to start cleaning up London's taxis?

• Question by: Stephen Knight
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

I am very pleased you are actively engaged. However, we know from a recent study that 25% of all particulate emissions in Central London are attributable taxis, so it is a really important issue. I do not think it is necessarily good enough to say that we do not ourselves drive the taxis to say we should not do something about it.

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Caroline Pidgeon (AM): I am asking the questions here. Boris Johnson (Mayor of London): From what point of view? I need to know whether you are pro it or against it. Caroline Pidgeon (AM): Finally, how are you planning on clamping down on fare evasion? Is it the case that your conductor, as it says in your leaflet, will not collect fares, check passes or validate Oyster cards?

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Mr Mayor, is it not correct also that the new bus is one of the cleanest buses on the road and, therefore, can I encourage you to bring it on faster and faster, particularly in Putney High Street in my constituency, where we are looking forward to cleaner buses in volumes.

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

OK. Your transport commissioner stated he did not want to be in any public place and commit to any particular size of order in advance of a commercial discussion. How does that fit with your promise to deliver 600 buses by the end of your term?

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

OK. The bus currently holds a national small series type approval certificate and this prevents you from manufacturing more than 250 vehicles in a year, so it is going to be tight to meet your 600 target. Are you planning to apply for a full licence, or how are going to fulfil your absolute commitment?

• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Thank you. You promised 600 on the road. Is that going to be just an aspiration or an absolute commitment?

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Darren Johnson (Deputy Chair): I am often happy. Boris Johnson (Mayor of London): That is perfectly true; you are very often happy. Jenny Jones (AM): Not with you though.

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 04 July 2012

Flying for the first time on Monday afternoon, in the middle of the afternoon, almost all the cars had people in; it was full. People were using it at volume and I found it an incredibly pleasant way to travel. I have asked you before, now that it us up and running, whether you would consider extending the cable car network across particular parts of London. It is a very pleasant and in fact social way to travel and it strikes me there are other parts of the city that could benefit, not just from a river crossing but from...