• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

You said quite rightly that London is a special case in terms of its social mix. Will you, therefore, undertake to do some independent monitoring for London of the impact of the benefit cap on Londoners?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

One of the glories of London is its mixed communities and the fact that people of varying incomes live in the same boroughs together. I think a lot of liberal minded Londoners were reassured by your statement that you opposed Kosovo-style social cleansing in London. They may have even supported you on the back of that. They may have said, 'This is someone who celebrates that diversity and joy of London'. The reality though of the benefit changes is that many thousands of Londoners are being driven out of their neighbourhoods and this is related to the question about the...

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

Thank you, Madam. Mr Mayor, I want to add my support to what Steve O'Connell has just been saying to you. My residents in Merton - in both Wimbledon, Mitcham and Morden - are very grateful for the additional trains and the double tracking of the Tramlink which has been a great success. There is no doubt the whole Tramlink is a great success and as you have heard from Steve O'Connell. I think we do want TfL to pursue their talks with Merton and Sutton borough leaders about some further extension to St Helier and to Sutton. Can I...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

Boris, I had a useful meeting earlier this week with Averil Dongworth who is the chief executive of Queen's Hospital in Romford. The Queen's is a new hospital. It was built under PFI (Private Finance Initiative), so it has a number of problems, but one of the largest problems it has is that it was built when the parking standards of your predecessor were being applied. It means they do not have enough room for even their own staff to park, let alone the patients who have to visit the hospital. Will you review the London Plan so that it...

• Question by: Richard Tracey
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

Thank you, madam. Mr Mayor, is it a fact the London bus fleet is actually cleaner than any other city in Europe and indeed other cities in this country? I am pretty sure I have been told that by TfL in the past. The other thing though, is it not a fact TfL are hastening to retrofit their diesel buses and to introduce hybrids as they will be in Putney High Street in my constituency in this coming year. In fact, 85% of the buses travelling along Putney High Street, which has a pollution problem or has had in the...

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

My point of order is very simple that you applied, what I thought, was a rather draconian and unnecessary ruling earlier about my alleged heckling or muttering or whatever. Now, I do not have any problem whatsoever with heckling or muttering. I think it is part of the political process but I think you should apply the same rule to the Mayor. He was heckling a questioner there. You should name him; you should threaten to eject him from the Chamber.

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 19 December 2012

Mr Knight, in his questions, was talking about your efforts to lobby in Europe to get the fine they plan to impose on London delayed so we can continue to take measures to improve air quality. Can I ask you, Mr Mayor, during that lobbying, what was the attitude of the Liberal Democrat politicians in Europe? Were they supportive or were they in favour of forking out £300 million of our hard earned cash to Europe in addition to all the money this country gives to Europe as well, whilst, of course, their representatives sit here in London and complain...

• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 21 November 2012

Mr Mayor, you are quite right that the London Living Wage should be cross-party but public agencies themselves should set an example. I raised the example the other day with you of Hackney council who are advertising jobs at £6.10 an hour and yet, at the same time, claiming that they supported the London Living Wage. Since that, Hackney have now decided they are no longer going to do that. Could you possibly turn your attention again to the practices by Hackney which at this moment takes on employers Compass Group -- I do not wish to excoriate Compass Group...

• Question by: Kit Malthouse
• Meeting date: 21 November 2012

Would you agree that one of the most valuable parts of the London Living Wage is the fact that, as you say, it is voluntary by employers and therefore it injects an element of moral obligation into running a business and that any prospect of naming and shaming employers that do not participate in the Living Wage is likely actually to have a detrimental effect on its progress in London, particularly amongst -small businesses?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 21 November 2012

Well I am pleased to see that you are drinking a non-tax avoiding cup of coffee rather than one made by your mates at Starbucks. I think that epitomises the moral problem we have here, which is that you are the Mayor --